Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with CTL Engineering, Inc., for the Marion Franklin Pool Replacement Project. The contract amount is $321,124.00, with a contingency of $125,000.00, for a total of $446,124.00 being authorized by this ordinance.
The Marion Franklin pool has been serving the community for more than 50 years and is in need of major renovations to improve its efficiency and safety. Demolition of the Marion Franklin Pool will begin at the end of the 2025 swim season and will reopen for the 2026 swim season. The project will include replacing the pool with a new multi-feature pool and renovating the existing bath house. These improvements will allow the pool to be more accessible to people of various ability levels along with implementing requests received during the public outreach activities of the Aquatic Capital Improvement Plan.
This contract includes services that are necessary to manage the construction, including inspections, testing services, and other required services to assure compliance with the contract documents prepared by the project engineer, Orchard, Hiltz, & McCliment, Inc. DBA OHM advisors.
Vendor Bid/Proposal Submissions (Office of Diversity and Inclusion designation status): Bids were advertised through Vendor Services and Bonfire, in accordance with City Code Section 329, on March 31, 2025 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on April 28, 2025. Bids were received from the following companies:
CTL Engineering, Inc.
Anser Advisors
Concord Addis
Smoot Construction
Of note, professional services contracts are quality based selections and not based on price. Costs were not requested nor were they part of this evaluation.
In accordance with City Code, a selection team evaluated the proposals and recommended CTL Engineering, Inc., be selected to perform the work. The firm was chosen based on their referenced projects, ex...
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