The Taylorville Park District is expected to vote on Monday between two bids from vendors for the Manners Park pool project.  At a special meeting this evening, the board was due to vote after hearing from the bidders, but they tabled the matter to ponder the decision further. 

Both Landmark Aquatic and Capri Pools & Aquatics presented their design and build portfolios, plans, and pricing before the board, in accordance with the latest Request For Proposals (RFP).  The two vendors had pitched themselves to the board under a previous RFP during the summer. 

Capri Pools & Aquatics gave their presentation first.  They have partnered with Counsilman-Hunsaker for the project’s design work.  Their renderings show many of the pool area components colored in purple and gold, as homage to Taylorville and their sports teams.  Jeff Nodorft, design principal with Counsilman-Hunsaker, added that the zero-depth entry portion of the pool is shaped like the outline of the Tommy Tornado logo. 

Landmark Aquatic presented next.  They also presented a purple-and-gold concept.  While the zero-depth entry area was not tornado-shaped, it does include a floor surface known as Life Floor.  Ryan Casserly, CEO of Landmark Aquatic, says it’s a slip-resistant surface placed at the initial inclined entry into the pool.

Both vendors’ proposals are valued at $7.4 million.

The target dates for the construction are the same under the current RFP as with the previous one; they anticipate construction beginning on March 2, 2026, with hopes that the project will be completed by May 3, 2027.