Plans for a wildlife viewing platform at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay are facing a setback after construction bids for the project came in much higher than expected.The city received 2 bids for the pier project: $5 mill ion and $5.2 million. When NBC 26 first reported about the project in the fall of 2024, city officials estimated the total cost to be $4.5 million.Green Bay Alder Melinda Eck addressed the higher-than-expected costs."It's significantly higher than what was expected and originally planned for, so now our parks director, Dan Ditscheit, has to consider these factors and make a plan on how to move forward with this much-anticipated feature at Bay Beach," Eck told NBC 26.Eck said the plan will eventually go to the Parks Committee and then to the full City Council.This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy. ...read more read less