REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 2 With Dillingham & Associates in the Amount of $84,343 for Construction Support and Contingency for the Raymond G. Gamma Dog Park Improvements and Related Budget Amendment [Council Pillar: Enhance Community Sports, Recreation, and Arts Assets]
Report
BACKGROUND
On August 27, 2018, Dillingham & Associates (Dillingham) was contracted in the amount of $60,200 by the City to complete community outreach, schematic design, and construction plans, specifications, and cost estimate for a re-design of the Raymond G. Gamma Dog Park (Attachment 1). On June 4, 2019, City Council approved the Raymond G. Gamma Dog Park (Dog Park) schematic design allowing for the development of the design and construction documents. Council separately authorized the City Manager (at its July 16, 2019 City Council meeting) to negotiate and execute change orders with O.C. Jones and Sons, Inc. (O.C. Jones), the contractor for the Reed & Grant Street Sports Park Project, for the Dog Park improvements.
On September 5, 2019, the City amended the agreement with Dillingham in the amount of $39,600 to include additional scope for subsurface investigation and design related to the synthetic turf, sanitary and storm water calculations, structural engineering, electrical, lighting and irrigation design changes, and extended the date of the agreement through December 31, 2020 (Attachment 2).
Due to the County Health Department COVID19 Shelter In Place Order, non-essential business and construction was stopped in March 2020, and businesses including Dillingham & Associates moved to remote coordination with subconsultants resulting in delays in completion of the Dog Park design. Dillingham has resumed its efforts and the latest County Health Order allows construction projects that adhere to the County construction safety protocols to resume.
DISCUSSION
The original scope of work for the Dog Park was a pave...
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