The third phase of the Brazos River Park project is moving forward after Sugar Land City Council approved a $1.1 million construction contract for the project at its Aug. 2 meeting. According to the meeting, the third and final phase of the project will include a pavilion, pedestrian crossings, concrete trails, new landscaping and irrigation.
“The project focuses on a picnic pavilion and picnic tables underneath the pavilion, which will provide shade at the site,” said Joe Chesser, Sugar Land’s director of parks and recreation, at the meeting. “[It will also include] walkway connections, which will also allow for things like food trucks and entertainers to come up into [the] area where the pavilion is and get them off of the main road so we can keep the road access open even while we have events going on.”
Gadberry Construction was awarded the contract after being identified by the city’s architectural firm as the lowest responsible bidder. Gadberry, which has offices in Houston and Dallas, has completed six similar projects, according to the meeting.
Their bid included the costs of site grading; the removal and installation of concrete sidewalks; the installation of a pavilion; the installation of site furnishings, including picnic tables, benches, bike racks and grills; and landscaping and irrigation. The project’s construction will cost $1,065,777 and will be funded by the city’s 2013 parks bond, which included three propositions—only two of which passed.
