Tiburon commission seeks to reduce costs on Bel Aire, Belveron park improvements

Tiburon’s parks commission told two design teams to cut costs last week, directing consultants to trim nearly $200,000 from the Bel Aire play area’s $688,000 plan and rein in a two-phase, $1.62 million Belveron Mini Park proposal before either project advances to the Town Council.

The mandates came after the Parks, Open Space and Trails Commission voted unanimously May 19 to move forward with the Bel Aire design by Santa Rosa-based Carlile Macy Inc. The price tag includes a 10% contingency, contractor fees and anticipated cost escalations. The design is slated to come before the Town Council at its June 17 meeting.

Commissioner Tim Burr, who is part of a subcommittee alongside colleague Chuck Hornbrook working on improving neighborhood parks, told Carlile Macy representatives that the cost-saving requests came because of anticipated “price sensitivity as these projects move forward.”

The parks board also agreed to ask Mill Valley-based RHAA to work with Burr and Hornbrook to reduce costs for Belveron Mini Park’s first phase, currently at $1.13 million, by the commission’s next meeting in July. The goal is to present a refined proposal to the council in August.

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