Background/Discussion
The City Council approved the Cochran Park Playground Upgrade in the FY 22 Capital Improvement program. The project is approved for $400,000. PowerTech, a local company specializing in residential and commercial electrical service, generator sales, service and installation, and facility maintenance has made a $200,000 donation to this project.
The existing playground will be removed and replaced with a playground for children ages 2-5, and another playground for children ages 5-12. Also included in the project is a shelter in a proximate location to both playground. The project was planned for construction this fall and in conversations with the representatives from PowerTech, it was decided to delay the construction until spring 2022. However, the quoted price for the playground and shelter expire on December 31, 2021 due to new price lists for the materials.
The bid for the project will be issued this fall and provide contractors plenty of time to schedule the construction and allow for the lengthy lead time for materials, while maintaining the quoted pricing.