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AMENDMENT NO TWO TO CONTRACT K-1819-133: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $1,179,054 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $6,330,921 TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORMAN FORWARD YOUTH FOOTBALL IMPROVEMENTS AT RUBY GRANT PARK.
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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 initial construction of Ruby Grant Park. Another project was the construction of an adult softball and youth football practice facility ("Community Sports Park").
On April 9, 2019, City Council approved Contract K-1819-133 with Crossland Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $17,575 to provide construction management at risk (CMaR) services for the Ruby Grant Park project. On October 22, 2019, City Council approved Amendment Number 1 to Contract K-1819-133 to establish a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $5,134,292 for the construction of the park improvements.
The Community Sports Park project was set up with a total budget of $2.5 million, which is inadequate to deliver the stand-alone project originally envisioned for the adult softball and youth football programs. Additional funding was proposed in a General Obligation Bond issue considered on August 25, 2020, which was not successful. As a result, the citizen Ad Hoc Groups for the Community Sports Park, Ruby Grant Park and Reaves Park Complexes determined that the adult softball improvements could be incorporated as part of the Reaves Park project and the youth football improvements could be incorporated as part of the Ruby Grant...
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