During their May 19 meeting, City Commissioners rescinded a previously awarded contract for sports court replacement in Charles Russell Park due to a typographical error.

Earlier this month, commissioners awarded a $156,000 contract to United Materials for the project based on an error on the bid tab provided by TD&H Engineering to the city.

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The cost is actually $159,000 and the error was caught after the initial approval.

Commissioners approved a corrected contract to United Materials for $159,000 for the project.

The contract will be funded with park maintenance district funds.

The court replacement is among the planned projects for the eighth year of the park maintenance district.

The work includes the removal and replacement of about 1,440 square yards of existing asphalt tennis and basketball court surfacing, installation of a new acrylic surface coating, and related improvements at Charles Russell Park, a city-owned park at 1516 33rd St. S.

The new asphalt tennis court surface will be cured per the coating system supplier’s instructions and be cleaned to remove all dirt and debris.

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This new court will be a multi-use court to provide a variety of sports activities.

Court replacement has been a Great Falls Park and Recreation priority since the park district was established by public vote in 2018.

Each year, courts are selected for replacement based on their condition and overall need, according to Park and Rec staff.

The Charles Russell Park courts were designated as part of the year eight project schedule.

The project was designed by TD&H Engineering, which will also provide project management services with general contract management under an $18,000 agreement approved in March.

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The city received three bids for the project, ranging from $159,000 to $208,387, with United Materials submitting the low bid.