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Brandon board weighs bundling park and ball‑field work to cut costs; $28M estimate trimmed to ~$20M
Summary
Officials discussed bundling amphitheater and ball‑field projects to reduce per‑unit costs, options for centralized concessions and RV staging, and trade-offs between revenue‑generating tournament fields and recreational courts.
Chair and project presenters reviewed line‑item cost estimates for parks and sports complexes and recommended bidding similar projects together to lower unit costs. "If you're gonna do a quad... if you bid them on the same time... you're gonna drive down the cost," the Chair said, urging scale in procurement and citing prior successful bundling for three fire stations.
Council members debated converting certain fields to larger, high‑school sizes to attract tournaments, adding turf infields, and modernizing concession and restroom facilities. Chair noted prior economic‑impact studies for the amphitheater and said an initial $28,000,000 estimate for combined work had been trimmed to about $20,000,000 after value engineering and doing precon work in‑house. Staff were asked to produce utilization and revenue projections to inform which projects should be prioritized.
