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Receive a report on the status of the Aquatics Center.
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BACKGROUND:
Significant aquatics center project milestones:
- December 6, 2011 - City Council approved, by acclimation, going forward with hiring a consultant to complete an aquatics center master plan.
- Numerous public meetings were held to gather information and refine the master plan.
- The Parks and Recreation Board and Senior Advisory Board passed motions to approve the aquatics center master plan and to forward to City Council for final approval.
- August 21, 2012 - completed master plan was presented to City Council at Study Session meeting.
- November 6, 2012 - the master plan was adopted by City Council.
- May 7, 2013 - City Council authorized the sale of Certificates of Obligation totaling $7,148,755, including the cost of issuance, for the purpose of constructing a new aquatics center. The budget for the project was set at $7,000,000.
- May 7, 2013 - authorized agreements with consultants for aquatics center.
- August 6, 2013 - contract awarded for demolition of pool and skate park.
- August 9, 2013 - groundbreaking for new project.
- September 17, 2013 - contracts awarded for excavation and site utilities.
The project was fast tracked with the intent of having the new outdoor facility open by Memorial Day 2014.
DISCUSSION:
On September 27, 2013 the remaining bid packages were opened. The total amount of low bids meeting specifications for the entire project plus consultants, contingencies, landscape and irrigation, and other related matters is $9,422,206. This amount is $2,422,206 over budget.
With the $2.4 million overage staff completed considerable research of the project & bid documents and found that the 2012 master plan, completed by The Brannon Corporation, contained a mathematical error. The error resulted in an incorrect total and that total was the basis for the bond sale and the project budget. Based on the bids received, the master plan ...
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