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CONTRACT K-1920-71: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY AND HOWELL AND VANCUREN, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $194,000 TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, BIDDING SERVICES, AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE NORMAN FORWARD COMMUNITY SPORTS PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On October 13, 2015, Norman citizens passed the NORMAN FORWARD Initiative which will fund various projects through a 1/2 % sales tax increase over 15 years. One of the projects included in the NORMAN FORWARD Initiative is the construction of a community sports park that would provide a youth football practice facility and adult softball complex. $2,500,000 has been programmed for this project.
On June 18, 2019, City Council reviewed the final site options for this project in an Executive Session; and came to consensus that a portion of the land owned by the Norman Utilities Authority located at 12th Ave. NE and Franklin Rd. would be best suited and most cost effective for this new park. Once the design process is completed, and we know the exact amount and configuration of land needed for the project, we will bring an item to authorize the purchase of the site from the Norman Utilities Authority.
The NORMAN FORWARD Implementation Plan was developed in June of 2016 by ADG, P.C. who was hired by the City of Norman as the Program Manager for the NORMAN FORWARD program. The original Implementation Plan called for pre-construction, and architectural and engineering services for this project to begin in 2018. As a result of delays in the land acquisition, that timeline has been revised and now shows design services to begin in the fourth quarter of 2019. We anticipate the design phase to take approximately ten months; and the construction phase to take approximately 12 months. The project is now anticipated to be completed by late summer of 2021.
DISCUSSION: Request for Qualifications RFQ-1920-1...
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