Agenda Item Wording:
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Contract Award - Authorize the City Manager to enter a purchase agreement with Little Tikes Commercial - PlayPower Inc. for inclusive playground equipment, in the amount of $923,438.11; through a Sourcewell contract.
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Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Cody McLaughlin, Associate Engineer, Cody.Mclaughlin@visalia.city, 713-4595
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.city, 713-4540
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, Rebecca.Keenan@visalia.city, 713-4541
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.city, (559) 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to enter a purchase agreement with Little Tikes Commercial - PlayPower Inc. for inclusive playground equipment, in the amount of $923,438.11; through a Sourcewell contract (RFP# 010521).
Background Discussion:
In early 2021, the California Natural Resources Agency released the final guide and application for the Proposition 68 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program. The purpose of this grant is to create new parks and recreation opportunities in underserved communities across California.
The City submitted the Proposition 68 grant proposal for an new inclusive park project planned to be located on Oak Street between Burke Street and the Imagine U children's museum facility. In Spring of 2022 the City of Visalia was selected as a grant awardee and awarded $7,829,352 for the new Inclusive Park project.
In the Fall of 2022, city staff proceeded through the consultant procurement process and awarded professional consulting services to Odell Engineering. Beginning in 2023, City staff began preliminary engineering and coordination efforts with the consultant. Through the grant application pr...
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