Phase II of Hamllik Park’s new bike skills course in Washougal was set to kick off before the end of 2017 in time to open this spring, but the project has been put on hold.

The city accepted a bid for the project from the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and signed a contract with the Seattle-based nonprofit in early November. On Dec. 20, the city canceled the contract due to concerns with the agreement.

Trevor Evers, Washougal’s director of Public Works, said the city had some concerns about the prevailing wage listed in the agreement, and wasn’t sure about Evergreen’s use of in-kind labor and donated materials for the project.

“The city’s supportive of the project, but it was the right thing to terminate the (contract) and huddle back up,” Evers said.

He added that part of the concern is what happens if enough donations aren’t raised for the project, and how the city handles working on a project using donated funds and labor.