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