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SIOUX CITY — The Sioux City Council green-lighted plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost Monday for the construction of an outdoor patio project at Cone Park. In August, the council awarded a $64,600 consulting services agreement to Bolton & Menk, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, for survey, design, bidding and construction services for a destination patio near the lodge at the all-seasons park, 3800 Line Drive.
According to city documents, Bolton & Menk, Inc. has completed plans and specifications for the project, which has an estimated cost of $401,931. The project will be constructed utilizing 100% reimbursed grant funding through the Destination Iowa program.
The project must be under contract by Dec. 31, per grant guidelines. John Byrnes, Sioux City Parks and Recreation recreation supervisor, says the city's new Cone Park Mountain Bike Park is unique across the Midwest.
The park will host an opening kickoff celebration on Saturday. Tim Hynds The patio will feature concrete pavement, a synthetic turf multi-use area, multiple types of lighting, grading, limited storm sewer infrastructure, natural gas fire pits, overhead structures, pressure treated wood fencing, custom wood partitions, landscaping and seeding, according to city documents. The project has four alternates: alternate A is for a wooden backdrop, while B and C are for electrical improvements.
Alternate D is for swings attached to the overhead structure. Bids will be be received on Nov. 26.
Work on the project will begin upon receipt of the notice to proceed and be fully completed, with the exception of the installation of the plant material and site restoration, by July 15, 2025. Final installation of all plant material and site restoration will be completed by Oct. 15, 2025.
The council also voted to amend the city's urban renewal plan so that intersection improvements can be made at Tri View Avenue and Hamilton Boulevard. According to city documents, the city is considering entering into a development and minimum assessment agreement for the construction of infrastructure improvements to support a new commercial development at that intersection. The proposed development requires upgrades to paving, utilities and traffic signals at this intersection to accommodate a substantial increase in traffic to the area, according to city documents.
The proposed improvements would not exceed $6,000,000. "Hopefully, we don't get too carried away with this until we know that some of these improvements are actually needed. We just don't go spend money right away and hope that the traffic builds to that," Mayor Bob Scott said before the vote.
In October, the council unanimously approved a rezoning request so that a Kwik Star convenience store, gas station and car wash can be built at the former site of the Rodeway Inn, near where Hamilton Boulevard meets Interstate 29. The rezoning request from Kwik Trip, Inc. was for property at 1412, 1416 and 1420 Tri View Avenue, as well as 1301 and 1401 Zenith Drive.
The property's zoning changed from general commercial to general industrial. The council also approved the plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Tyson Events Center roof replacement project, which is expected to be in the neighborhood of $1,255,000. FEH Associates, Inc.
, of Sioux City has completed plans and specifications for the project, which includes the removal, disposal and replacement of the Tyson's membrane roofing and associated flashings on the barrel roof. A bid letting will take place Nov. 19.
The project, which has an available balance of $755,995.13 in the city's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), is slated to be completed by July 31, 2025. Additional funding to cover the project will be requested in the FY 2026 CIP.
In March 2023, a roof leak at the Tyson halted the NAIA basketball tournament. The final two games in the Round of 16 were delayed by more than two hours, after officials discovered water dripping through the ceiling onto the court. At that time, roofers fixed a patch on the roof that had been torn open and another patch that had a hole through it.
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