DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Homer Garcia III, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 7
SUBJECT:
Construction Contract for the Huebner Creek Trailhead at Crystal Hill
SUMMARY:
This ordinance accepts the lowest responsive bid and awards a construction contract to RCO Construction, L.L.C. in an amount not to exceed $641,180.00 for the Huebner Creek Trailhead project at Crystal Hill, located in Council District 7. Funding in the amount of $591,680.00 is available from the voter approved Sales Tax Venue funds and is part of the adopted FY 2021 - FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program. This ordinance also appropriates $49,500.00 from the FY 2021 Tree Canopy Preservation and Mitigation Fund which will be used for tree plantings around the trailhead and supporting irrigation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This ordinance approves a construction contract with RCO Construction, L.L.C. for the Huebner Creek Trailhead project at Crystal Hill which will construct an accessible entrance to the Huebner Creek Greenway and connection to/from the adjacent Retreat at Ingram Hills neighborhood and other nearby residents. The Huebner Creek Trailhead project at Crystal Hill includes site work, concrete, shade elements, a drinking fountain, lighting, a crosswalk, and minor trailhead amenities such as signage, benches, tree plantings, and landscaping. The City will receive a San Antonio River Authority (SARA) Watershed Wise Rebate in the amount of $157,673.25 to build a Low Impact Development (LID) bioswale feature, which will be recouped into the Sales Tax Venue fund. Design work was performed by Terra Design Group. It is anticipated that construction will begin in Summer 2021 and be completed before the end of Spring 2022.
The proposed project is part of a growing network of interconnected hike and bike trails known as the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails system, which is funded through sales tax initiatives approved by voters in 2000, 2005, 201...
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