|
|
 City of Hermosa Beach --- 04-14-98
Community Center Tennis Court Design
Recommendation:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Approve amendment to the design contract for the Community Center Skate Track Project (CIP 97-525) between the City of Hermosa Beach and Lawrence Moss & Associates to include design of the Community Center Tennis Courts (CIP 98-526).
2. Appropriate $15,400 (14,000 + 10 % contingency) from the 4% UUT Fund (126) to the Community Center Tennis Court Project (CIP 98-526) to pay for these services.
Background:
On March 10, 1998, City Council awarded a design contract for the Community Center Skate Track Project to Lawrence Moss & Associates in the amount of $17,905.
The City Council at it's regular meeting of November 13, 1997, approved the proposed location for the skate track project. The site would displace Community Center tennis courts #5 & #6. In response to local tennis players concerns regarding the loss of the two well-used existing courts, Council agreed to construct new courts on the vacant city-owned land within the Community Center parcel.
Analysis:
Construction of the skate track and the tennis courts should preferably occur simultaneously so that loss of the use of the courts would be minimized. If bid out together there would also be some expected construction cost savings. Construction impacts would also be reduced.
Design of the tennis court project was initially proposed to be completed in-house by the Public Works Department. The administration of a number of high priority projects such as the Pier Renovation, Greenbelt Improvement, Loma and Myrtle Drive Utility Undergrounding, Lower Pier Avenue Streetscape, Pier Avenue Utility Undergrounding, Community Center Skate Track and the North Pier Parking Structure has left no staff time available for design of this project at this time.
In order that these two projects be completed concurrently staff suggests that the City's design contract with Lawrence Moss & Associates for the Skate Track Project be amended to include design of the tennis courts. This firm has shown an ability to prepare original designs for similar tennis court projects for other municipalities. A list of tennis court projects which Moss has designed is included for Council's information. References for these have been contacted and all have expressed their pleasure with this firm's work.
Alternatives:
#1. Approve staff recommendation.
#2. Send back to staff for a formal RFP process. It is expected that this process would delay the commencement of development of construction documents by approximately seven weeks.
#3. Direct staff to prepare the construction documents. It is likely that the construction documents would take approximately three months to complete if done in-house.
Fiscal Impact:
In November, 1997 City Council was given a $241,260 preliminary estimate of construction and design costs for the Skate Track and Tennis Court Projects. Because the tennis court design was originally intended to be completed in-house it is requested that $15,400 in 4% UUT funds be appropriated to the Community Center Tennis Court Project (CIP 98-526) at this time to cover design costs.
A definitive fiscal impact will be determined upon final accounting for the projects.
|
|
|
|