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CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING BID 2021-22; APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-2021-35 BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND FLINTCO, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,648,000; PERFORMANCE BOND B-2021-30; STATUTORY BOND B-2021-31; AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-2021-17 FOR THE NORTH BASE COMPLEX PROJECT, PHASE 1; AND RESOLUTION R-2021-33 GRANTING TAX EXEMPT STATUS.
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BACKGROUND:
Parks Maintenance Facility: On October 13, 2015, the citizens of Norman voted to fund the Norman Forward program with a limited term 1/2% sales tax increase for 15 years. This initiative included a number of high-priority projects outlined 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 construction of the Griffin Park Sports Complex.
The Norman Forward Program includes a Maintenance Facility for the City of Norman Parks and Recreation Department. This facility was originally to be relocated from Reaves Park to Griffin Park; however, the City now intends to construct a new Parks and City Transit/Public Safety Maintenance Facility adjacent to the City's current Fleet Maintenance Facility at the North Base Complex, located at 1300 Da Vinci Street near the Norman Municipal Airport. The proposed multi-departmental facilities will provide maintenance for City Parks and Recreation vehicles and equipment, City Transit System buses, and large chassis Public Safety vehicles and equipment.
In order to construct the proposed Norman Forward improvements at Reaves Park, the existing parks maintenance facility must be demolished and the maintenance services moved to a new facility, creating an urgent need for the City to timely design and construct the new Parks Facility at North Base.
Transit Maintenance Facility: In August of 2018, University of Oklahoma officials advised City of Norman staff of their desire to...
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