DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 10
SUBJECT:
Contract Award: Mud Creek Park (2017 Bond Project)
SUMMARY:
An ordinance accepting the lowest responsive bid and awarding a construction contract including five additive alternates to M Company General Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $145,873.50 for improvements to Mud Creek Park, a 2017 Bond funded project, located in Council District 10. Funds are available from the 2017 General Obligation Bond Program and are included in the FY 2020 - FY 2025 Capital Improvement Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
On May 6, 2017, voters approved the 2017 Bond Program which authorized $400,000.00 for general park improvements and rehabilitation at Mud Creek Park. Public meetings were held in June 2018 and September 2018 to gather feedback on proposed park improvements endorsed by the Friends of Mud Creek Park.
The project will provide for a new park trailhead, the renovation of the existing restroom enclosure, a drinking fountain with dog bowl and bottle filling station, a new SAWS water service connection, a bicycle rack/repair station and the relocation of two freestanding art panels. The project will also provide parking lot improvements including LED lighting, an electronic vehicular gate at its entrance and a new pedestrian entrance at Bell Oak. The additive alternates accepted as part of this contract will include the placement of trail quarter-mile markers, a kiosk map, boulders, benches, landscaping and the relocation of the park identification sign. Construction is anticipated to begin July 2020 and estimated to be completed by November 2020.
Procurement of Services
This project was advertised on March 4, 2020 for construction bids in the San Antonio Hart Beat, the City's website, the Texas Electronic State Business Daily, on TVSA, through the electronic bidding website CivCast and through the PWD...
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