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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF AMENDMENT NO THREE TO CONTRACT K-1819-133: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $324,567 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $6,637,913 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHEAST PARKING ADDITION AT RUBY GRANT PARK (PHASE 1B).
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BACKGROUND: On October 13, 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 several 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 constructing an adult softball facility 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 to construct the park improvements.
The Community Sports Park project was set up with a total budget of $2.5 million, which is inadequate to deliver a stand-alone project initially 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...
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