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Award Bid for Homestead Park Soccer Fields Conversion to Synthetic Turf.
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Staff:
Department:
Jim Orr, Director
Parks and Recreation
Kevin Robinson, Park Maintenance Superintendent
Parks and Recreation
Amy Oland, Assistant Director
Business Management
Overview: This project would replace two existing grass soccer fields in Homestead Park with synthetic turf fields. On May 31, 2018, staff opened four bids for construction of the sub-bases of the two fields:
Astroturf Corporation $700,165
Carolina Green Corporation $1,332,217
Precision Turf LLC $693,875
Romeo Guest Associates $1,160,271
Recommendation(s):
That the Council authorize the Town Manager to enter into a contract with Precision Turf, LLC in the amount of $693,875 for construction of the sub-base for the two fields.
That the Council also authorize the budget ordinance in the year end budget amendment item, which would increase the project budget to $1,505,277. Funds for the project are from Carolina Youth Soccer, Rainbow Soccer, 2015 Park Bond Funds and existing Town CIP funds.
Decision Points:
* To award the sub-base construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder - Precision Turf, LLC.
* Since the total cost for the project is expected to exceed the current budgeted funding level by $505,277, funding needs to be identified to cover the overage. Authorize the use of $416,755 from the Meadowmont CIP Projects and $88,522 from the Cedar Falls Tennis Court CIP project, to provide a total $505,277 to cover the overage, as outlined in the year end budget ordinance amendment tem.
Key Issues:
* The cost of the project is greater than expected due to construction oversight services, contingency, the higher cost of cork infill, and the higher cost of construction in general.
* We consider this project to be the highest priority item from the 2013 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan. We believe that the turf upgrade would impact the largest number of users and would have the g...
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