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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Blach Construction, Inc. for Phase I Design/Build Services for up to Four Years, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,427,840, Including a 3% Contingency, for the Design and Permitting of the City Aquatic Center. [Requires four affirmative votes] (Recreation 10051400)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Aquatic Center (Center), located on the west side of Sweeney Park, will provide critical additional pool space to meet the increasing and unmet community needs for competitive and recreational aquatic programs. This agreement with Blach Construction, Inc. is for the first of two phases for the design/build of the Center and this scope of work is for design and permitting of the Center. The design process will include extensive public input, including a joint meeting of the Recreation and Parks Commission and City Council, and options will be provided to City Council for final approval. These options will include a 30-meter pool and activity pool, a 50-meter pool, and potential infrastructure improvements for remaining areas of Jean Sweeney Open Space Park. The design will also include the associated building with locker rooms, office space, restrooms, and community room as well as the associated parking lot and amenities to support the Center.
BACKGROUND
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 budget, City Council authorized funding for the City Aquatic Center conceptual design. In January and February 2020, the City of Alameda (City) held community workshops on pool design options and the input was incorporated into the final conceptual design. This design was recommended by the Recreation and Parks Commission on August 13, 2020. The project was paused due to the pandemic, shifting priorities, and lack of funding sources.
On February 15, 2022, City Council heard options to fund aquatic facilities in Alameda,...
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