The Council approved the Prospect Park Playground Upgrade as an FY 24 Capital Improvement Project with a budget of $500,000.  The City received two bids for the project and the apparent low bidder is Dostals Construction Co. Inc. with a bid amount of $285,000.  The other bidder was from Fisher Building Services with a bid amount of $401,750.  The design fee for the playground is $47,500 and the cost of non-construction items such as the play equipment, site furnishings, and water fountain is $146,400. When the non-construction items and design fee are subtracted from the project budget, the remaining amount is $306,400.   The bid amount of $285,000 and is within the remaining amount of $306,400.

The Prospect Park playground was installed approximately forty years ago, in 1984.  The new playground will have a play structure, standalone play equipment and a swing.  The project is anticipated to start in August 2024.