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CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-1920-63, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-2021-13 WITH THE CAVINS CONSTRUCTION GROUP, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $234,328; PERFORMANCE BOND B-2021-21, STATUTORY BOND B-2021-22, AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-2021-11 FOR THE ROTARY PARK RESTROOM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-2021-7 GRANTING TAX EXEMPT STATUS.
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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 all of the city's neighborhood parks. The funds for this project are "pay-as-you-go", meaning that we can only do a few park projects per year as the funds from the sales tax are collected. Knowing this, Park Planning staff worked to identify a set of criteria to determine which parks had the most immediate needs to bring them up to the standards we expect in our public parks. The overall NORMAN FORWARD Neighborhood Park Improvement plan was presented to the Board of Park Commissioners in March of 2017; and then to the City Council in May of 2017 for approval of the plan to spend the first five years of funding. After completing renovation projects at other parks in the first three years of the program, Rotary Park was identified as the next park for playground and park improvements.
DISCUSSION: On 15 and 22 May 2020, RFP Number 1920-63 for the Rotary Park Restroom Construction Project was advertised in the Norman Transcript, Southwest Construction News, e-Plan, CMD Construction News, and Dodge Report. Requests for proposals were distributed to eight construction general contractors, six of whom responded with complete proposals.
Proposals were received on June 12, 2020 (Bid Tab attached). Park Planning staff reviewed the proposals, and determined that the lowest and best proposal to meet specifications for the work was received from Cav...
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