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Staff Report for a Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to Beneman, Inc. for the Thrasher Park Play Equipment and Fence Project, Project No. 2006.0070 and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders up to 10% of the Original Contract Amount; and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Cumulative Change Orders Up to 25% of the Original Contract Amount, and to Transfer Funds Between this Project and the Siempre Verde Park Reconstruction and to Return Funds to the General Fund Balance
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The subject project will replace the park play equipment with a new play structure and will also increase the fence height along sections of the adjacent ball field perimeter.
Staff recommends awarding the construction contract to Breneman, Inc. in the amount of $192,218.50 for the subject project; authorizing individual change orders up to 10% of the original contract ($19,221.85), and authorizing a total change order amount up to 25% of the original contract ($48,054.62), and
Transferring $75,000.00 of Grant Funds to the Siempre Verde Park Reconstruction Project, and returning $75,000.00 of General Funds from the Siempre Verde Park Reconstruction Project to the General Fund Balance
BACKGROUND
The existing play equipment at Thrasher Park is outdated and has served its useful life. This project will install a new age appropriate play structure and resilient rubber ground surfacing within the existing play area perimeter. The new equipment will be compliant with State of California safety regulations for playgrounds and will meet accessibility provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Six foot tall sections of the ball field perimeter fence adjacent to the play area will be replaced with ten foot tall fence sections to improve safety by containing foul balls traveling at less than ten feet above the ground. Also, consistent with the ...
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