Title
Approval of a Bid Award for Isthmus Interim Park Improvements
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to award the construction contract to Neptune Marine, in the amount of $381,190 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve awarding the construction contract for the Isthmus Interim Park Improvements project to Neptune Marine.
Staff Contact:
Jake Lund, Project Engineer, Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.753.8152
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
In 2013, the City purchased two parcels at 505 & 529 4th Avenue West located on the Isthmus in downtown Olympia. The 2.3-acre property was the former site of Thurston County Housing Authority and County Health buildings and associated parking lots. In 2015, both buildings were demolished and the site was stabilized for continued use as a City managed parking lot. Council gave direction to the Parks, Arts, & Recreation Department to provide a plan for improving the aesthetics and use of the properties in early 2017.
The interim improvements will remain in place until a master plan for the site has been developed. These proposed improvements will remove existing concrete foundations/slabs and make way for construction of sidewalks, a crushed marble event area, seating, and new landscaping. The existing parking lot will also be asphalt seal coated and restriped. Twenty parking stalls will be restricted to park users and the remaining 129 stalls will be leased and managed by Parking Services.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Conceptual planning and four different development alternatives were presented by staff at a public meeting on April 19, 2017. Feedback from citizens, at that meeting, were presented to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) on April 20, 2017. Staff brought the concept plan and the PRAC recommendation to Counci...
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