In a 4-1 vote, Universal City's City Council awarded a contract to D&D Contractors on May 20 for Olympia Hills' parking lot, sewer line and ADA upgrades. Council member Bernard Rubal was the lone dissenting vote.
The overview
D&D Contractors was the lowest of six bids at $579,222.
A total of $565,000 of the improvements will be covered via the Olympia Hills Golf Course Budget, with the remainder covered via Venue Tax. Sewer work is estimated to cost $151,267 out of the $579,222 allocated for the project.
Digging deeper
Council authorized staff to obtain estimated costs of construction for the expansion of the golf course parking lot in September 2024. City Manager Kim Turner told council that there were issues with overflow parking at the course going onto city streets and unapproved property.
Council member Phil Vaughan said previous discussion centered on sewer line expansion because of potential expansion of the course’s clubhouse. Public Works Director Randy Luensmann told Vaughan that completing this work now would be much cheaper than at a future time.
Stay tuned
As of now, there is no completion timeline available for the project, according to agenda documents. Council is also considering other future improvements to Olympia Hills, and is currently waiting on an economic impact analysis of the venue to aid in its decision making.
