In response to all the questions, rumors, and concerns regarding the status of the new Pickleball courts that are under construction Your board and CLC representativetive set up a meeting with Sandy Seddon (COO) and Shawn Evans (Facilities Director). After much discussion, we asked why there had been so many delays since the project had started in the summer of 2022 and if there was any estimate of the date when the new courts would be finished.
Shawn reviewed the history of the contract and described all of the surprises discovered by the contractor underneath the existing bocce ball courts 12 months ago.* including the remains of two old bocce ball courts) These surprises have led to the need to redo the original court plans, dig larger post holes, move the location of the actual court by 30 inches and seek new permits. All of these “surprises” have led to many unexpected delays and the need to ask for new PB court drawings and more permits from the City of Henderson.
After much discussion, many questions and proposals, the following conclusion was reached by the SCA management team. First there is a need to ask the board for more money to complete the courts in the form of a contract change order at the March 28th SCA board meeting. Second, using the existing contractor and their subs to complete the work would be cheaper than hiring a new contractor. The contractor has sent a list of items to the HOA that is needed to get the work on the courts started. Third, it will not be possible to get an estimated completion date for the new courts until after the new contract is approved at the board meeting and the contractor resumes work. . These items have been approved by the HOA at their meeting (Thursday March 28, 2024) and work has begun this week.
Sandy and Shawn have promised to update your PB board on the progress of the construction on a bi weekly basis, and I will share that information with our members. The contractor has begun work this Monday and we hope to share the new completion schedule with you on April 8th at our next general meeting. In the meantime, the lower parking area will remain open on a consistent basis unless there is work to be done on the cell tower. It will be opened ASAP after this work is completed which I am told should be in a few days. There is additional construction work to be done around the new courts – removal of the sidewalk, digging larger holes and pouring cement for the posts. I have been assured that access to the temporary courts will be always available. Stay tune for next update.