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Recommendation to Award a Contract to Oregon Romtec Inc. in the Amount of $970,613 for the Krusi Park Recreation Center Replacement Project. (Recreation and Park 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Krusi Park Recreation Center is in dire need of replacement and is currently unusable for the public except for the restrooms. Measure WW funds have been allocated to replace the Center; however, the city has been unsuccessful in its three previous attempts to secure a construction contract within the existing budget.
The contract with Oregon Romtec (Romtec) to build and install a new recreation center is a cost effective, controlled cost, turnkey solution available as a pre-bid contractor through the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS). CMAS is a state purchasing agency whose cooperative purchasing contracts have been competitively solicited so that government agencies, such as the City of Alameda, can utilize their contracts meeting all local, state, and federal purchasing requirements, including prevailing wage rates.
BACKGROUND
The Krusi Park Recreation Center renovation is a project funded by the East Bay Regional Park District's (EBRPD) Measure WW grant funding, in the amount of $1,365,489, including both design and construction costs. EBRPD extended the deadline for this funding for current projects and all funds must be fully expended and projects completed by December 31, 2020.
In the fall of 2012, the City issued a Request for Proposals to renovate the Krusi Park Recreation Center. On February 5, 2013, the City Council rejected all bids due to the lowest bid exceeding the construction budget by over 40%.
In May 2015, the City issued a Request for Qualifications for design and construction of a modular recreation building, but none of the responding firms were considered responsive.
Based on staff review and discussions with the firms wh...
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