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CONTRACT K-1920-112: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY DODGERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,950 FOR THE REAVES PARK SOUTHEAST BASEBALL FIELDS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On 13 October 2015, the citizens of Norman voted to fund the Norman Forward Quality of Life projects with a limited term 1/2% sales tax increase for 15 years. This initiative included a number of high priority projects identified in the 2014 Library Master Plan Update, the 2009 Norman Parks and Recreation Master Plan and additional projects designed to provide recreational opportunities for Norman residents. One such project was the reconstruction of the Reaves Park Sports Complex. The project will ultimately provide a home for all of the youth baseball and softball in town at one park, instead of the current situation where the sports are split between Reaves and Griffin Parks. In turn, that will allow Griffin Park to be a soccer-only complex, while we will also construct a new Park Maintenance Facility to make room at Reaves Park for the relocated softball/baseball fields from Griffin Park.
DISCUSSION: The Reaves Park Sports Complex Project design contract was awarded in 2018 to Halff Associates and the Construction Manager at Risk contract was awarded in 2019 to FLINTCO, LLC. We are currently awaiting the final set of drawings and specifications for the project, and intend to begin getting quotes to the extent that our project budget will allow. Work included in the Phase I work at Reaves will begin in the spring of 2020. The current design for this first phase of work shows the existing 4-plex of baseball fields along Constitution Street (the "Southeast Complex") to remain in-place, but with some work being done to improve the playing fields, irrigation, and fencing. A future phase of the overall Reaves Park Master Plan will re-visit these fields to replace the restroom and concession building, change the drainage and lightin...
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