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File #: 1719-2014    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/9/2014 In control: Recreation & Parks Committee
On agenda: 7/21/2014 Final action: 7/23/2014
Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Gutknect Construction Company for the Lincoln Park Pool Improvements Project; to authorize the expenditure of $4,168,000.00 with a contingency of $200,000.00 for a total of $4,368,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $168,000.00 within the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; to amend the 2014 Capital Improvement Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($4,368,000.00)

Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Gutknecht Construction Company for the removal and replacement of the existing Lincoln Bath House structure located at Lincoln Park 580 Woodrow Avenue (43207). The work also includes a complete pool replacement which will bring this facility up to code with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The costs for this project will be $4,168,000.00 with a contingency of $200,000.00 for a total of $4,368,000.00.

Bids were advertised through Vendor Services, in accordance with City Code Section 329, on June 6, 2014 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on June 26, 2014. Bids were received from the following companies:

Status Bid Amount
Gutknecht Construction MAJ $4,168,000
RW Setterlin MAJ $4,423,400

After review the proposals that were submitted, it was determined that Gutknecht Construction was the lowest and most responsive bidder.
Principal Parties:
Vendor Name: Gutknecht Construction Company
Vendor Address: 2280 Citygate Drive, Columbus, OH 43219
Vendor Contact Name and Phone: Jamie Weisent 614-532-5410
Contract Compliance Number: 310935568
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: August 7, 2015
Number of Columbus Based Employees: 25+

Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that work may proceed during the current construction season in order for the pool to be open for the 2015 Season.

Fiscal Impact:
$4,368,000.00 is budgeted and available in the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 702 to meet the financial obligations of this contract.

Title

To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Gutknect Construction Company for the Lincoln Park Pool Improvements Project; to authorize the expenditure of $4,168,000.00 with a contingency of $200,00...

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