Lisbon has awarded contracts for the grading and work on phase 2 of the baseball fields at the Lisbon Sports Complex.
There were a total of 11 bidders for the grading contract, with the lowest bidder being Linn Haven Land Improvement, LLC.
City administrator Brandon Siggins said that the cost would not exceed $91,701. Engineer’s estimate for the base bid was $137,768.
“We will have a few changes we are making that will reduce the amount of grading needed, so it will be less than the maximum bid,” Siggins said.
The city is also opting to not move forward with grading for future portions of the project.
“Contractors will have to use the north entrance to the field up by the water tower,” Siggins said. “We’re worried about possible compaction happening there and we have grass currently on that portion of the field we’ll keep.”
Lisa Burch with YTT said that the grading for phase 2 can begin April 1, and the project has a substantial completion date of July 15, with full completion by July 22.
For the baseball field contract bids, there were two bids received. MBA was the low bidder with a $601,937.50 for the base bid amounts. Engineer’s estimate for that work was $627,747.
The city was also looking to add the add-on bids for two sets of bleachers for $54,000 and adding a blend of Shakopee aggregate and Anamosa Ball Diamond lime for roughly $110,687.50 and $111,000 for the subdrain system for two inch main drainflow. That puts the total bid for the project at $899,631.50.
Siggins said that some of the work that was potentially bid, like paving sidewalks will be done in house. The city will also look to work with Muzco Lighting for doing some of the work for the lights for the field internally or with volunteers like was done at the Lisbon City Park after the derecho. That would save some costs for the lighting to begin with.
“That’s roughly $600,000 of the project total, and if we can work with them to do that, it’s a sizable savings for the project,” Siggins said.
The city has budgeted $1 million to $1.1 million for phase two of the project. The lights will be worked on in phases in coming fiscal years.
Construction on the ball fields will begin after the grading has been completed this year, with the substantial completion slated to happen by November 2026. Contractors will then have until 2027 to finish up the work and make sure seeding has been able to get established.