DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Alamodome Turf Project - Change Order
SUMMARY:
This contract change order will reflect an agreement on the delivered turf and authorize Swank Sports, LLC d/b/a AstroBuilders to provide all labor, material and equipment to provide additional portable artificial infill turf for the Alamodome, in the amount of $120,894.49.
Funding for this change order is available through Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Improvement & Contingency Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On June 12, 2014, City Council approved and issued Ordinance 2014-06-12-0413, accepting the bid from Swank Sports, LLC d/b/a AstroBuilders to provide all labor, material and equipment and training to install approximately 105,300 square feet of a portable artificial infill turf system with two sets of green end zones, one turf grooming machine and one turf paint remover machine for the Alamodome. The contract value total was $701,575.00.
The turf system installation was completed in August 2014 and currently supports the UTSA football games and other athletic events at the Alamodome. The parties have reached an agreement on a credit should the City decide to accept the delivered turf, which did not in all respects match the turf proposed. The Alamodome is also requesting additional turf for the All American Bowl. The contractor will provide customized turf panels and logos to match existing turf and logos previously installed at the Alamodome. The All American Bowl requires that the host stadium where the game is to be played prominently displays the logos for the All American Bowl.
ISSUE:
This purchase will provide for additional Astroturf GameDay Grass 3D60 Xtreme turf to include four additional end zone turf panels. Each panel measures 15' X 172', and will be inlaid with the U.S. Army Star logos (2 for each end zone). Contractor shall also provide four additional turf pan...
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