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CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-1516-42, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1516-120 WITH WAGGONERS MECHANICAL SERVICES, L.L.C. IN THE AMOUNT OF $143,121; PERFORMANCE BOND B-1516-74, STATUTORY BOND B-1516-75, AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-1415-59 FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING FOR THREE GYMNASIUMS PROJECT AND ADOPTION OF PROJECT AGENT RESOLUTION R-1516-93 AND BUDGET TRANSFER BETWEEN PROJECT ACCOUNTS.
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BACKGROUND: The Fiscal Year Ending 2015 Capital Improvement Budget included funding for the addition of air conditioning in the gymnasiums at Whittier, Irving and 12th Avenue Recreation Centers. This project is for installation of "cool air-only" systems at each location, as each facility already has heaters in their gym spaces. The gyms are used extensively year-round for basketball leagues, volleyball leagues, after-school programming, sports camps, summer camp programming, adult fitness and sports classes and leagues and as a rental facility for weddings, parties and various dances and large group meetings. There have been several recent upgrades at each facility which have greatly increased the look and usability of our recreation centers, such as new gym flooring, remodeled restroom and concession facilities and new bleachers in the gyms.
There was also a project approved in Fiscal Year Ending 2015 for the Westwood Pool Tank and Pump replacement project. This was originally requested as a project that would replace the water slide tank and several of the water and chemical pumps at the pool, along with an extensive re-construction of the existing plumbing in the pump room to make the space safer to work in and to repair old plumbing that was in danger of failing. The slide tanks and pumps were replaced before summer 2015; however, the plumbing was not renovated at that time, since we were preparing for the Norman Forward vote, which included totally replacing the Westwood Swim Complex as a top priority. After the Norman Forward package was approv...
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