Montclair township council rejects bids to fix Edgemont Park

For years, bucolic Edgemont Memorial Park has been slated for improvement, with bids put out for the dredging of the park's pond and the construction of a new retaining wall to replace the current crumbling wall.

STAFF PHOTO BY ADAM ANIK

The project isn't going anywhere except south now.

Montclair's Township Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to reject bids received for the project because they exceeded the budget of $800,000.

"It's been going on for quite some time now, probably years, and it's a little disappointing," said Second Ward Councilwoman Robin Schlager. "But in being fair, we want to do the right thing and get the right bid."

However, the project is not dead yet.

"We are going to begin negotiations with the contractor in an attempt to provide a contract for the council to approve on October 2 [the next regular council meeting]," said Dashield.

The four bids ranged from a low of $965,261 to a high of $1,263,011, according to a document on the Montclair Township website.

In January of 2010, Montclair was awarded $800,000 in state Green Acres grants to dredge and rehabilitate the pond.

Contact Diane Herbst at herbst@montclairtimes.com

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Montclair township council rejects bids to fix Edgemont Park