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August 28, 1984 Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Gray, that the matter be referred to the Planning Commission for a public hearing, and was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion of Mr. Whitlow and seconded by Mr. Beamer, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the procurement process of selecting an architect, and was adopted by unanimou~ vote. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER 84-301 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to appropriat $200,000 for a space utilization study and design for Parks and Recreation maintenance facilit 'The 1983/84 Capital Improvement Program authorized $100,000 for a study for office space utilization and of future development of the City Compound. included $110,000 for design of a new park maintenance facility. of City needs The CIP also There are approximately 100 buildings that are currently maintained by the General Services Department. Many of the structures are in need of major repairs and alterations to continue their use as public buildings. With the costs for the renovations estimated to be - several million dollars, it was decided to evaluate the necessity for retaining all of the buildings and if consolidation of some operations could reduce the overall space requirements. This study will-also analyze various alternative configurations for the City Ooerations Center on Frederick Boulevard. A reorganization of the facility ~s necessary to provide a more ef- ficient and secure operation, particularly with the abandonment of the incinerator and the possible relocation of the park maintenance headquarters to the Frederick Boulevard site. The third element of the consultant's work would be to design the park maintenance head- quarters after the final location has been determined. I recommend that City Council appropriate $100,000 for a space utilization study and $100,000 for design of a new park maintenance facility for a total appropriation of $200..000." On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and was adopted by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $200,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR A SPACE UTILIZATION STUDY OF THE CITY MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND THE DESIGN OF A PARK MAINTENANCE FACILITY.' 84-302 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to appropri- ate $165,226 and award of low bid for Phase I of Civic Center Plaza repairs. "The current Capital Improvement Program identifies $710,000 for repairing leakage and deterioration of the Civic Center Plaza. To date, $60,000 has been a~.~opriated to attempt remedial waterproofing efforts and to hire a professional engineering firm to make recommen- dations and develop specifications for bid. The engineer's report has been received and it wa the recommendation of the City Engineer to phase the work to gain a better understanding of the City struction nroblems before the entire deck is replaced. ~n essence, this phase will serve as a test to ~o~]~ out any problems prior to entering into a contract for the entire Civic Center .Plaza. The first phase would consist of replacing the plaza deck and construction of ~ necessary waterproofing measures in the area to the north and east of the jail. Bids for this phase of the work were received on July 25, 1984, and they are tabulated as follows: ~\~OUN~ OF BID % OF BID City Estimate $112,000 100~ Western Waterproofing Co., Inc. 90,226 80~ Crowder Contracting Co., Inc. 130,700 116% Century Concrete Services 144,345 129% Conrad B~others 149,900 134% Challenge Constructors 153,600 137% The City Engineer has investigated Western Waterproofing Company, Inc. with regard to both qualifications to perform the work and financial status and he recommends award of the contract to the apparent low bidder. Contingencies, consultant services, contract ad- ministration and inspection and testing laboratory services bring the total anticipated projec~ cost to $165,226. The total project cost is calcuIated as follows: Contract Price $ 90,226 Contingencies 30,000 Consultant Services (lst & following phase) 29,000 Contract Administration ~ Inspection 15,000 resting Laboratory Services 2,000 Total Anticipated Project Cost $165,226 I reco~mnend that the attached ordinance appropriating $165,225 be approved on first reading and that the contract be awarded to Western Waterproofing Company, Inc. The time for completion of this phase is 90 days. To replace the entire deck is anticipated to take approximately 18 months."