DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Homer Garcia III
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 7
SUBJECT:
Construction Contract for the French Creek (Leon Creek Greenway to Nani Falcone Park) Project
SUMMARY:
This ordinance accepts the lowest qualified bid and awards a construction contract to Crownhill Builders, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,540,870.00 for the French Creek (Leon Creek Greenway to Nani Falcone Park) Project located in Council District 7. Funding in the amount of $1,540,870.00 is available from the voter approved Sales Tax Venue funds included in the FY 2021 - FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System is a growing network of interconnected hike and bike trails, which is funded through sales tax initiatives approved by voters in 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. The objectives of the program are to acquire and preserve open space along San Antonio creekways and to develop multi-use hike and bike trails, trailheads, signage, and associated amenities for use by San Antonio residents and visitors. The proposed project is a part of this system, continuing greenway trail development along Leon Creek.
This ordinance approves a construction contract with Crownhill Builders, Inc. for the French Creek (Leon Creek Greenway to Nani Falcone Park) Project, which will extend the City's Greenway Trail system from Leon Creek Greenway up French Creek, a tributary that feeds Leon Creek. This trail will provide walkable/bikeable access from several adjacent neighborhoods to both Nani Falcone Park and the larger Leon Creek Greenway Trail System.
The greenway connection will consist of a 10-foot-wide concrete trail, approximately 1.8 miles long. The project includes amenities such as a low-water crossing, shade structures, signage, benches, tree plantings, and minor landscaping. The project also includes two trailheads, one at Nani Falcone Park and the other at French Creek Park...
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