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CONTRACT K-2021-115: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,320 TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK SERVICES FOR THE NORMAN FORWARD SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On 13 October 2015, Norman citizens passed the NORMAN FORWARD Initiative, funding various quality of life projects through a 1/2% sales tax increase over 15 years. Included in the NORMAN FORWARD Initiative was a project to construct a new Senior Wellness Center.
The Senior Wellness Center is to be located on City-owned land on the southeast corner of Norman Regional Health System's (NRHS) Porter Campus, off of North Findlay Avenue. The new Senior Wellness Center will include a pool with lap swimming, water walking, and hydrotherapy seating. An indoor walking track, multi-use gymnasium and training space, fitness classroom area, lounge and game rooms, both wet and dry craft areas, small prep and demonstration kitchen and multipurpose rooms that could be used for eating, events, classes, theatrical plays, games and much more. Oklahoma City architectural and engineering (A/E) firm Frankfurt, Short, Bruza (FSB) was selected as the A/E consultant for this Project in March 2018. FSB has completed the project's schematic design phase, is proceeding with design development and construction documents, and will assist with construction administration through the project completion.
The City's NORMAN FORWARD Project Management Consultants from ADG have participated throughout the entire schematic design process and agree that this project would be an excellent opportunity to utilize the Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) delivery method. We have successfully used the CMaR method on several previous NORMAN FORWARD projects.
DISCUSSION: CMaR service proposals from seven management service companies were received in January. Three companies were short-listed for interviews, which were conducted on Ma...
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