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Chamblee staff presents $4.5M guaranteed maximum price for Fishbowl Park; groundbreaking set for Aug. 12
Summary
City staff said a revised contract and value engineering reduced the Fishbowl Park construction cost to a $4.5 million guaranteed maximum price; staff scheduled a groundbreaking for August 12 at 10 a.m.
City staff updated council on Fishbowl Park construction and presented a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $4,500,000 after value‑engineering and rebidding reduced previously higher estimates. Staff emphasized the slide corrections (typo that had shown $44.5M) and said the GMP is all‑in, covering construction and contingency under a construction manager‑at‑risk contract.
Kristen (city staff) and project managers explained the city cleared the property and worked with Reece Young (the construction manager) to bring the cost into budget. Staff said they will confirm minor discrepancies between the Reeves Young documents and the presented GMP before the Tuesday vote; one council member flagged a roughly $100,000 difference in figures and staff agreed to reconcile them.
Staff announced a groundbreaking ceremony for Fishbowl Park on August 12 at 10 a.m. Council members invited the public to attend the morning event.
