DATE: August 21, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Parks and Recreation Department
TITLE: PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT WITH DAVE BANG AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PARK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Public Works Agreement (PWA) with Dave Bang and Associates Inc., in an amount of $584,459, with a contingency of $25,000, for the purchase and installation of replacement playground equipment at Martin Luther King Jr. Park; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The existing playground equipment at Martin Luther King Jr. Park was installed in 1998. Due to the age of the equipment, the original manufacturer no longer makes replacement parts. In order to properly maintain the equipment, and provide an updated recreational amenity to the public, the playground equipment needs to be replaced, including the existing pour in place rubber surfacing.
The City will be purchasing the equipment through a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. The purchase and installation of the playground equipment will be managed by Dave Bang and Associates, Inc.
The park will receive two play structures and swings that are suitable for 2 to 5, and 5 to 12-year-old children (referenced in Attachment 1). The surface of the play area will be resilient rubber surfacing, to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for accessibility. The new playground equipment will be an upgrade from the original structures but will be consistent with the park and play structure area.
As part of the replacement process, the Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments collaborated in the development of the project. The collaboration created a community survey which was prepared and released for public input. The community survey was advertised on-site via signage and on ...
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