Readers may recall that the bids for Phase 1 of the restoration of the Public Square, a.k.a. Seventh Street Park, were due last week, on August 11.
FOPS received two bids for renovations in the Seventh Street Park. Both came in significantly higher than the amount we had estimated based on the scope of work and the funds FOPS has raised to date. Accordingly, FOPS decided to reject the bids and solicit new bids for a first-phase project that will not include certain infrastructure work, such as the sewer hook-up for the future fountain. This expensive work will be part of the next phase, for which we are continuing to fundraise. We are working with our landscape architects at Starr Whitehouse to put out a revised bid solicitation in short order.
It would be great if residents could “vote” or share guidance in a “participatory budgeting” type exercise to allocate property tax dollars to worthy projects like FOPs that is open to all.
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I believe most Hudsonians would put a priority on having a beautiful fountain vs new benches and other improvements a new fountain w/b the anchor that could be the incentive to bring in more contributions. FOTP need someone on board who can accurately price out a realistic bid would cost. If both bids are much more than estimated then someone is living in la la land.
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