REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 6 With LPA, Inc. in the Amount of $50,000 for Construction Support Services, Delegation of Authority for Record Drawing Documentation in the Amount of $45,000, and Related Budget Amendment in the total amount of $95,000 for the Reed & Grant Streets Sports Park [Council Pillar: Enhance Community Sports, Recreation, and Arts Assets]
Report
BACKGROUND
On February 10, 2015, City Council approved an agreement with LPA, Inc. for community outreach, site feasibility analysis, engineering plans, specifications and cost estimate for a new youth soccer and athletic facility. Since then, five (5) amendments to the agreement have addressed various changes and additions to the original contract scope as well as the evolution of the Reed & Grant Street Sports Park Project including the site selection, procurement of synthetic turf, changes to electrical plans, inclusion of Raymond G. Gamma Dog Park restroom and paved parking lot, the improvement of an additional parcel purchased by City, street frontage improvements, added pedestrian, signage and traffic improvements at Lafayette Boulevard and Reed Street, and safety and security improvements along the railroad side of the Project. The Project was moving toward substantial completion in early 2020, with additional Dog Park rehabilitation to closely follow. Unfortunately, due to the County Health Department COVID19 Shelter In Place Order, non-essential business and construction was stopped in March 2020 resulting in further delays in completion of the Project. The latest County Health Order issued on April 29, 2020 allows construction projects that adhere to the COVID19 Health protocols to resume.
DISCUSSION
O.C. Jones and Sons, Inc. (O.C. Jones), the contractor for the Sports Park Project, and its subcontractors have re-mobilized at the project site in conformance with the April 29, 2020 County Health Department Order, and const...
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