Explanation
Background: This ordinance is to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify the contract with Abbot Studios to provide professional services associated with the Maloney Park Improvements Design Project. The modification amount being authorized is $24,060.00, making a new aggregate total of $43,560.00 for this contract. The funding for this contract and modification is being provided by the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF).
The South Linden Area Commission requested various improvements to Maloney Park through the UIRF Program. City staff, from the Recreation and Parks Department and the Department of Development, worked with the Area Commission to identify and prioritize the scope of improvements for the park. As a result, a scope of items was developed to include the re-alignment and re-paving of the existing asphalt loop walking path, repair or replacement of the existing gazebo, and running electrical service to the gazebo for an annual summer concert series.
The original contract for Heritage and Maloney Park Electrical Design was authorized by PO223866, per 0079-2016. The original contract with Abbot Studios only included scope for bringing electrical service to the gazebo as the asphalt loop walking path design is being done in-house by departmental staff. At the time of the original contract, damages to the existing gazebo were not known. As a result of assessment work related to the electrical improvements, it was discovered that the structure needed attention and electrical design was put on hold until the gazebo structural assessment and repair options could be completed. By modifying this contract, the gazebo structure design will address the areas needed for repair and allow the electrical design to proceed. Since they are interconnected and occupy the same space, the gazebo structure design directly impacts the electrical service design.
Principal Parties:
Abbot Studios
130 East Chestnut Street,...
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