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Staff Report for a Resolution Accepting the Work for the Siempre Verde Park Rehabilitation Project, Project No. 2015.0270
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the work by Robert A. Bothman Construction for the Siempre Verde Park Rehabilitation Project and authorize the City Manager to file the Notice of Completion, release the performance and payment bonds, and release the maintenance bond upon successful completion of the one-year maintenance period.
BACKGROUND
On September 8, 2015, by Resolution No. 2015-161, the City Council awarded the construction contract for the Siempre Verde Park Rehabilitation Project to Robert A. Bothman Construction. The project rebuilt the entire park, which now includes an age 2 to 5 play structure, an age 5 to 12 play structure, a four-user swing set, two picnic areas with barbeque facilities, restroom building, exercise stations, two basketball half-courts, two ping pong tables, a quiet garden for relaxation or Tai Chi, nine bike racks, and a games table area.
The project also installed lawn areas for casual outdoor play or picnics, planted approximately eighty trees and hundreds of small plants and shrubs, and constructed accessible pedestrian pathways throughout the park. All lawn, tree selection, and planting complied with Bay-Friendly landscaping guidelines for lower maintenance and drought-resistance. An irrigation well, constructed within the storage area of the restroom building, is used for both irrigation and non-potable uses inside the restroom. The park lighting, including the lights at the restroom, utilize LEDs, which are energy efficient and last a longer time as compared to conventional bulbs. Two bio-retention areas were constructed to treat and clean storm water before it enters the City's storm drain system.
This project was funded with Park Impact Fees collected from new housing developments, Measure HH revenue, and a grant from the State Departme...
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