DATE: August 21, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM TO THE PURCHASE ORDER WITH AMERICAN RAMP COMPANY FOR SKATEPARK IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHN LANDES PARK
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Participating Addendum No. 2 ("Addendum No. 2") to the purchase order with American Ramp Company for the design, manufacturing, and installation of additional skatepark elements at John Landes Park, in the amount of $30,000, for a revised total of $420,000; and authorize the Financial Services Director, or designee, to execute the Purchase Order.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On October 19, 2022, the City Council approved a Purchase Order, in the amount of $275,000, with American Ramp Company for turn-key services including public outreach, design, manufacturing, and installation of skate elements at John Landes Park as part of a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement.
On December 7, 2022, the City Council amended the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan, approving funding for new or alternate projects. The proposed John Landes Park Skate Spot Improvement Project was identified as a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project that could benefit from additional CDBG funding. On March 22, 2023, the City Council approved Addendum No. 1 to the Purchase Order in the amount of $115,000 to utilize available CDBG funds for the proposed project.
During the outreach process, some members of the public expressed concerns regarding the condition of the existing concrete slab and the proposed skatepark's flow, space, and ability to handle multiple users simultaneously. Staff hired a consultant to perform an independent third-party structural investigation of the existing slab which included several core samples. The final results from the investigation concluded that the existing concrete slab is in good condition and is adeq...
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