SIOUX CITY — The Headington Park splash pad project is back on the Sioux City Council’s agenda.
The council will be asked Monday to adopt plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the proposed construction of a splash pad at the park, 2951 Isabella St.
In August, the council rejected the lone bid for the project from a Pender, Nebraska, construction company because it was substantially higher than the city engineer’s estimate.
When the project was originally bid on April 18, no bids were received. City staff worked with JEO Consulting Group, Inc. to modify the scope of the project to extend the completion date and remove the splash pad features to be bid separately.
The project was rebid on Aug. 8. Christiansen Construction Company, of Pender, submitted the sole bid of $755,000. Since the bid was well above the city engineer’s estimate of $400,000, the council voted to reject it.
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The project, which is expected to be fully completed by Oct. 15, 2024, includes new construction of a splash pad and general site work, earthwork, seeding, sidewalk construction and concrete slabs. The splash pad features will be provided by the city. Bid alternate 1 is for exterior benches around the splash pad and bid alternate 2 is for installation of umbrella structures around the exterior of the splash pad.
If the council approves the agenda item, city staff are ready to go out for bid on the project on Nov. 22. A public hearing will be held on Dec. 4 and bids will be received on Dec. 19.
The project will be funded with general obligation bonds and covered under the Capital Improvement Program’s aquatic comprehensive plant, which has a total budget of $559,968.38.
Downtown infrastructure reconstruction master plan
The council will also be asked Monday to approve a resolution adopting a downtown infrastructure reconstruction master plan.
Before voting the resolution, the council will hear a presentation about the master plan from city staff and JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
The development of the master plan included an overall evaluation of the entire downtown district infrastructure: streets, signals, areaways, utilities including water, sewer, and storm water infrastructure improvements, as well as impacts to economic and community development. The downtown master plan covers approximately 126 blocks in the area of Wesley Parkway to Floyd Boulevard and from Gordon Drive to Eighth Street.
According to city documents, JEO Consulting Group, Inc. prepared the master plan for the prioritized water, sewer and storm water infrastructure projects in downtown that required coordination with multiple public and private stakeholders to align timing and priorities of projects.
The documents indicate that $1.6 million is being requested in fiscal year 2025 for the first construction project, W. Eighth Street Reconstruction (Douglas to Nebraska streets).
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