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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes <br /> May 1, 2001 <br /> Page 2 <br /> 1 they were told that they would need to add showers in the restrooms for the wading pool. He <br /> 2 recommended to the Commission that a wet deck be put in to avoid all of the issues that are <br /> 3 associated with the wading pool. He indicated that the wet deck option is.an economical one, as <br /> 4 it shuts off when kids aren't playing with it. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Alternate nine displayed a broad range of bids, from $89,000 to $146,000. Mr. Kost reviewed <br /> 7 several of the descriptions contained in the alternate. Mobilization costs are included in <br /> 8 Alternate nine, and a few of the contractors indicated they were scared off by the possibility of <br /> 9 contaminated soil. Mr. Kost indicated that there would need to be some cleaning up in that area, <br /> 10 which he did not see as a major expense. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Mr. Kost recommended that the Commission drop all of the bids, look over the Plan for a month <br /> 13 and determine if there are things that they simply should not do. He said they could possibly put <br /> 14 the project back out for a June 15`h bid, having construction begin in September, working through <br /> 15 the fall of 2002, and opening the park in Spring 2003, as was originally intended. <br /> 16 Commissioner Gebhardt asked if the three current bidders would have the option to re-bid, if <br /> 17 they rejected all three bids at this time. Maury Anderson indicated that they could re-bid, but <br /> 18 warned them that their bids.could come in higher. Mr. Kost concurred. <br /> 19 Commissioner Koehntop asked what affect the status of the economy had on the bids coming in <br /> 20 so high. Mr. Kost indicated that he did not think that state of the economy played a significant <br /> 21 role. <br /> 22 Mr. Kost went through the entire Engineer's Cost Estimate and pulled the lowest estimate for <br /> 23 each item from the bidders and determined that the project could be done for$1,324,217. <br /> 24 Chair Jindra asked if there was any room for negotiation on specific items, if they decided to <br /> 25 extend an offer to one of the three bidders. Mr. Kost indicated that different city guidelines exist <br /> 26 in contract negotiation, but said that it may be possible. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chair Jindra expressed her confusion with the inconsistency of the numbers. .Mr. Kost indicated. <br /> 29 that the estimates submitted are very rough numbers. Mr. Hartman said he viewed the broad <br /> 30 range as an indication that the contractors do not care too much whether they get the job, or not. <br /> 31 Mr. Hartman indicated that it would cost$2.5 million to do the entire project, including the <br /> 32 buildings. <br /> 33 Mr. Kost indicated that if it were a wet fall, things would be pushed back. <br /> 34 Mr. Anderson recommended that they reject all three bids. He indicated that contractors <br /> 35 sometimes play games, and that reviewing the Plan, with hard numbers to refer to, gives them the <br /> 36 opportunity to look at some different options. For example, they could use a lower-grade topsoil <br />