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CHANGE ORDER NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-2021-35: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND FLINTCO L.L.C., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $64,737.65 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $8,712,737.65 AND ADDING 20 ADDITIONAL CALENDAR DAYS TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE NORTH BASE COMPLEX, PHASE 1.
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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 percent 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 facility will provide maintenance for City Parks and Recreation vehicles and equipment, City transit system buses, and public safety vehicles and equipment.
Transit Maintenance Facility: In August of 2018, University of Oklahoma officials advised City of Norman staff of their desire to transfer non-campus bus services in Norman to another operator by the end of the 2019 fiscal year. On July 1, 2019, operation of non-campus bus services in Norman were transferred from the University to the City.
On July 30, 2019, the City Council approved Contract K-1920-32, leasing a portion of University-owned property located at 510 Chesapeake, commonly r...
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