Agenda item
AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR WESTSIDE PARK SKATE SPOT PROJECT TO GEOCON ENGINEERING INC. — approved 5-0
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:30 PM), item 5, AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR WESTSIDE PARK SKATE SPOT PROJECT TO GEOCON ENGINEERING INC. was approved (5-0). [Minutes, p. 3]
Tier 3 · Human approved · Updated Aug 23, 2026
The Escondido City Council approved a contract to build a skate spot at Westside Park, hiring GeoCon Engineering Inc. to do the construction work for $1,293,844.00. Council Member White made the motion and Council Member Martinez seconded it, and the council approved it on a 5-0 vote.
The council's action took the form of Resolution No. 2026-82, which awards the construction contract to GeoCon Engineering Inc. and gives the Mayor permission to sign a Public Improvement Agreement with the company on the city's behalf for the same amount, $1,293,844.00.
The item came to the council from the city's Development Services Department, led by Director of Development Services Kevin Snyder, and department staff recommended that the council approve it.
Residents who want to look up the official paperwork on this contract can refer to File Number 0600-10 and A-3591, along with Resolution No. 2026-82.
The record of this item does not explain what the skate spot will include, where in Westside Park it will be built, where the money is coming from, or when construction is expected to begin or finish.
The record
- Meeting
- Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:30 PM)
- Body
- City Council
- Item
- 5
- Request
- Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-82 awarding a construction contract to GeoCon Engineering Inc. and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute a Public Improvement Agreement in the amount of $1,293,844.00 for construction of Westside Park Skate Spot Project (“Project”). (File Number 0600-10; A-3591)
- Staff recommendation
- approval
- Presented by
- Jason Christman, Engineering Manager; Matt Souttere, Principal Engineer
- Outcome
- approved
- Vote
- 5-0
- Moved by
- White
- Seconded by
- Martinez
- Amount
- $1,293,844.00
- Case or file number
- 0600-10; A-3591
- Applicant
- GeoCon Engineering Inc.
From the document
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5. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR WESTSIDE PARK SKATE SPOT PROJECT TO GEOCON ENGINEERING INC. Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-82 awarding a construction contract to GeoCon Engineering Inc. and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute a Public Improvement Agreement in the amount of $1,293,844.00 for construction of Westside Park Skate Spot Project (“Project”). (File Number 0600-10; A-3591)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of Development Services)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of Development Services) Presenters: Jason Christman, Engineering Manager; Matt Souttere, Principal Engineer
Motion: White; Second: Martinez; Approved: 5-0