Agenda Item Wording:
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Playground Award - Authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Playground Design & Installation Services at John Combs Park.
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Deadline for Action: 4/15/2024
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Daryl Tillman, Park Maintenance Supervisor 713-4435; daryl.tillman@visalia.city Alvin Dias, Parks and Facilities Manager 713-4564; alvin.dias@visalia.city John Lollis, Assistant City Manager 713-4323; john.lollis@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the award of a construction contract for the installation of new playground equipment at John Combs Park to PlayCore Wisconsin, Inc. dba GameTime MRC, of San Francisco, CA, in the amount of and not to exceed $183,160.00, per specifications of RFP 23-24-29.
Background Discussion:
At the City of Visalia City Council Work Session on December 20, 2021, the Council approved the appropriation of $29,364,455 from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), of which $3,900,000 were appropriated for citywide park improvements. There are several park projects that are slated to be completed with these funds, such as shade structures, arbor replacement, updating park amenities, and park playground replacement. Staff identified six parks that needed playground replacement due to age, vandalism, or the ability to obtain replacement parts. John Combs Park is the third of the six parks to go through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process.
RFP 23-24-29 was advertised on December 14, 2023, and December 21, 2023, for the design, demolition, and construction of a new play structure within the dimensions of the existing playground fall surfacing area. Two mandatory proposer conferences were conducted on January 3, 2024, and January 4, 2024, during which staff answered questions and toured the playground area with several contractors. Proposals for the RFP were...
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