BID - MPRB - ICE RINK REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT REPAIR &

2026-11-03

The City of Minneapolis (“ City ”) on behalf of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (“ MPRB ”) is seeking bidders with the intent of establishing a pricing contract with a qualified contractor to furnish all labor , equipment and incidentals necessary for the inspection , maintenance and repair of rink refrigeration equipment at MPRB ’ s two ( 2 ) ice arenas , both located within the City of Minneapolis : 1 . Parade Ice Garden ( 600 Kenwood Parkway ) was built in 1973 and was among the first indoor ice rinks to feature a small studio rink in addition to a full - size rink . In 1989 , the facility was expanded to add third sheet of ice , and , in 2015 , it underwent further updates that included new rink refrigeration systems and ice surfaces as well as an updated with heating and cooling system that reuses captured excess heat to maintain subfloor heating systems and melt ice shavings collected by the Zamboni . The building also features a 153 . 24 kW rooftop solar panel installation . Parade Ice Garden has an ammonia system installed in 2015 . Parade Ice Garden features three sheets of ice : two full - size and one studio rink and is open seven days a week year - round for open skating , pro ’ s ice , hockey games , practices and tournaments , figure skating events and recreational programming . 2 . Northeast Ice Arena ( 1306 Central Avenue NE ) was purchased by MPRB in 2004 from the Edison Youth Hockey Association ( EYHA ). The land for the arena was provided by the City of Minneapolis and construction in 1997 was funded by a loan from the City to EYHA . By 2004 , EYHA was in default on those loans . Building on their success at running the highly profitable Parade Ice Garden and hoping to capitalize on an expected increase in demand for ice time due to the closing of the nearest ice arena in Columbia Heights , MPRB purchased what would become Northeast Ice Arena at the request of EYHA and the City of Minneapolis . Northeast Ice Arena is an R - 22 system installed in 1997

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