A 3-D rendering of an early design for the 'Skatespot' that will be built at Roxhill Park. The process is finally coming to a resolution with the request for additional bid information from West Seattle skatepark builder Grindline.
The Roxhill Skatespot that has been in the works now for many months is finally getting down to a resolution.
The process was slowed down by a number of bidders on the project being deemed "non-responsive" and West Seattle's own Grindline was in the mix too. Their bid however was substantially higher than others at $29,000 over the estimated cost.
42 companies bid on all or part of the project going in at Roxhill Park between S.W. Barton and S.W. Roxbury,
The project got the go-ahead from the city’s Department of Planning and Development to start building after passing an environmental impact review, and the bidding process for builders came to an end on July 11.
Seattle Parks and Recreation Project Manager Kelly Davidson said on Wednesday Aug. 8 "After a review and protest period, California Skateparks has been determined by Contracting to be non-responsive. Contracting has determined that Grindline Skateparks is the next low bidder and has requested their Supplemental Bidder Qualifications for review and approval. These should be received by Friday and we should be able to make a determination early next week if we can move forward with the request to award."
Jimmy Jehgers, Senior CAD Designer at Grindline, speaking on behalf of the company said, "We're going to re-submit the paperwork and get it going. We're excited to get the chance to build a really great skatepark at Roxhill."
Jehgers said the company would be sharing updates via their Facebook page and a likely press release as soon as they knew more.
