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CONTRACT K-1920-21: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY AND AMERICAN RAMP COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $900,000 FOR THE ANDREWS PARK SKATE PARK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND APPROVAL OF PERFORMANCE BOND B-1920-21; STATUTORY BOND B-1920-22; AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-1920-10.
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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. Included in the Norman Forward Initiative is a project to make improvements to Andrews Park. The majority of that project is to build a new skatepark. The old "Blake Baldwin Sk8park" was built in Andrews Park in the early 2000's. It was an all-steel street course on a concrete slab poured specifically for the project. It served the skaters in Norman well; however, the re-alignment of James Garner Avenue to extend that street north of Acres and past the new Central Library and then on past Robinson Street to intersect with Flood Avenue required Garner Avenue to swing west into the old skatepark location. Fortunately, we were able to work with American Ramp Company (ARC), who constructed the original park; and they were able to send a crew of skilled skatepark builders to Norman to dis-assemble the features in Andrews Park and re-locate them to some neighborhood parks, creating "Skate Spots" in Colonial Commons, Adkins' Crossing and Oak Tree South Parks. With Andrews Park having been recently removed from consideration for a new Senior Citizens Center, construction of a new concrete bowl and plaza-style skate park with different skill levels and features at Andrews Park can proceed.
DISCUSSION: The National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA)/Sourcewell is a procurement source for governmental agencies, a subdivision or lead agency of which is the State of Oklahoma. All vendors contracted with NJPA/Sourcewell are those offering the best prices to governmental entities and who meet the criteria required...
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