Title
Discussion regarding the 2014 General Obligation Bond Trail Gap Project.
Summary
This item has been included on the agenda to allow staff to give the City Council an update on this project and discuss opportunities.
The Trail Gap Development Project is one of the Park Projects that was included in the 2014 General Obligation Bond Election. The City Council adopted a Trails Master Plan in early 2014 that identified numerous potential future trail segments. The Master Plan also identified some priority segments that primarily were gaps between existing trails. The Parks & Recreation Commission reviewed the list of the gaps and recommended that the City Council include $1M in the 2014 General Obligation Bond Election to construct them.
After the successful bond election, the City selected MWM DesignGroup to provide professional services for this project. MWM DesignGroup recommended the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Process and prepared a bid package for such. Under an IDIQ contract, the contractor provides unit price bids based on an estimated number of units, and the City has the ability to decrease or increase the overall quantities as needed while holding the unit cost price.
A construction contract with Muniz Concrete & Contracting, Inc. was approved on March 8, 2016 in the not-to-exceed amount of $850,000.00 for the Trail Gap Development Project. The amounts of the design contract to MWM DesignGroup and the construction contract with Muniz Concrete and Contracting, Inc. have obligated the entire $1 million dollar allocation.
To-date, the contractor has completed installation of over 50,000 sq. ft. of concrete sidewalk, a 100 foot long pedestrian bridge, 30 curb ramps to conform with the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA), 500 linear ft. of ADA handrail and numerous segments of retaining walls. The trail segments shown on the attached maps show the trails that were in the original scope, ones that are completed, and the ones that are remaining.
There will be an agenda item on the regular meeting item to discuss and consider action to approve a Change Order to the Muniz Concrete & Contracting construction contract to appropriate funding for the completion of two remaining segments.
Deadline for City Council Action
There is no deadline for action.
Staff Recommendation
Discussion only.
Drafter
James Hemenes
Parks & Recreation Director