Title
Approval of Bid Award for the LBA Park Field 2 Renovations Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to award the construction contract for the LBA Park Field 2 renovations project
to ANC Facility Services, LLC in the amount of $433,685.70 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
Report
Issue:
Whether to award the construction contract for the LBA Park Field 2 renovations project
to ANC Facility Services, LLC in the amount of $433,685.70 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
Staff Contact:
Neal Glassburn, Project Manager, Parks, Arts and Recreation, (360) 763-2441.
Presenter(s):
None - Consent calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
LBA Park is a community park acquired and developed in 1973. The park has six full size athletic fields that are primarily used for youth baseball and softball.
This project will renovate Field #2 at LBA Park. This nearly 50-year-old field has reached the end of its design life and was removed from public use in 2019 due to safety concerns. The proposed improvements will include new backstops and dugouts, improved ADA accessibility to the field and common areas, the replacement of aging irrigation components, field drainage improvements, and regrading and reconditioning both infield and outfield surfaces with a soil mix and turfgrass suited for high use athletic fields. The finished project will be a safe, modern field that will allow expanded use by thousands of youth sport participants annually.
These asset deficiencies were identified through the Department's Capital Asset Management Program. Ballfields make up the largest maintenance need in the parks system with just over $3.6M in deferred maintenance, out of a total $9M systemwide.
The low bid proposal has been protested by one of the bidding contractors for this project. Olympia Parks, Arts, and Recreation Department (OPARD) has worked with other Ci...
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