CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: JUNE 17, 2015
PREPARED BY: Cynthia Iwanaga, Management Analyst/Community Services
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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AWARD DOG PARK GATE AND FENCING PROJECT
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution approving the following actions:
1. Approve project plans and specifications;
2. Award a contract to Diery E. Maldonado dba Cal-West Fence for the Morgan Hill Dog Park Gate and Fencing ("Project') in the amount of $14,911;
3. Authorize the expenditure of construction contingency funds not to exceed $1,491; and
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer that certain construction contract with Diery E. Maldonado dba Cal-West Fence
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Maintaining fiscal responsibility
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The scope of work for the Morgan Hill Dog Park Gate and Fencing Project ("Project") will include the installation of three new gates and approximately 460 additional linear feet of chain link fencing to the existing dog park located in Community Park. The dog park currently has two separately fenced areas to provide for the separation of large and small dogs. When the dog park is closed for maintenance, the park is inaccessible to dogs and their owners for the duration of the maintenance period. This fencing project will create two areas for large dogs and two areas for small dogs, allowing dogs and their owners to continue to utilize one half of the dog park while the other half undergoes maintenance. Creating the additional areas will ensure that the park remains available for use during periodic maintenance activities and will allow the turf additional time to re-establish after reseeding and fertilization.
In soliciting bids for the Project, the City advertised in the Morgan Hill Times newspaper, two online services, Online Plan and Public Purchase, and sent bid packages to ten Builders Exchanges in No...
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