Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Tyevco for the Site Furnishings 2022 Project. The contract amount is $612,667.00, with a contingency of $145,127.00, for a total of $757,794.00 being authorized by this ordinance.
This project will provide furnishings as requested by community groups, internal department stakeholders, and donor memorials across 22 sites. This project represents a continued investment into the upkeep of parks as well as a continued commitment to empower our residents to participate in the creation of the parks. The design of this project was performed in-house during 2022 in order to commit additional funds towards construction, thereby accommodating more sites. This project will install 33 ADA Accessible furnishings at many sites that have not had any ADA Accessible furnishings previously. This project will remove 10 deteriorating benches and install six new benches at Twin Lakes Nature Preserve. This project will install 18 furnishings per Livingston Avenue Area (LAVA-C) community requests for Driving Park Circle, Old Oaks Park, and Roosevelt Park through the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF) Program administered by the Department of Development. This project will also install donor memorial benches at Antrim Park, Franklin Park, Wheeler Memorial Park, and Whetstone Park.
Vendor Bid/Proposal Submissions (ODI designation status):
Bids were advertised through Vendor Services and in accordance with City Code Chapter 329 on January 17, 2023 and received by the Recreation and Parks Department on February 7, 2023. This project was also picked up by various local and regional plan rooms and distributed to their membership. Bids were received from the following companies:
Tyevco (MAJ): $612,667.00
After reviewing the bids that were submitted, it was determined that Tyevco was the lowest and most responsive bidder. Tyevco and all proposed subcontr...
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