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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 10574 ORDINANCE NO. / AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 05, PROJECT NO. 041004-02, GATEWAY PARK TRAILS&V, OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1989-90 BY THE SUM OF $110,570 AND APPROPRIATING SAID $110,570 TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 05, PROJECT NO. 041004-02, GATEWAY PARK TRAIL/S&V, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING RIVER TRAIL CONSTRUCTION IN GATEWAY PARK; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1 . That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1989-90 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts in the Capital Improvement Fund 05, Project No. 041004-02, Gateway Park Trail/S&V in the amount of $110,570 and increased appropriations by said amount in the Capital Improvement Fund 05, Project No. 041004-02, Gateway Park Trail/S&V for the purpose of funding river trail construction in Gateway Park. SECTION 2 Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgement shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 10363 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and effective date into the minutes of the City Council and by filing this ordinance in the ordinance records of the City of Fort Worth. S ECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: --------- -------------------------- A421—City Attorn Date: 1/ 18l9z) Adopted: IWO Effective: City of Dort Worth, Texas - 1 .mayor and Council Communication DATE REFERENCE SUBJEcT:AWARD OF CONTRACT - CONSTRUCTION PAGE NUMBER AND INSTALLATION OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS 3 4-24-90 **C-12286 IN GATEWAY PARK 1of RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council : 1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a donation of $110,570.00 from Streams and Valleys Committee and place these funds into Capital Improve- ment Fund No. 05, Project 04100402, Gateway Park Trail/S&V, with these funds to be used for river trail construction (5,000 LF) in Gateway Park; 2. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing esti- mated receipts and appropriations in Capital Improvement Fund No. 05, Project No. 041004-02, Gateway Park Trail/S&V, by $110,570.00 from increased revenues; 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the following bond fund transfers: From To Amount Reason 05-051011-00 05-041004-00 $30,000.00 To fund Phase II Index Code 625517 Index Code 625517 Construction Athletic Fields Gateway Park 30-037901-00 30-037103-00 $ 9,270.18 To fund Phase II Index Code 680405 Index Code 680405 Construction Unsp. Park Drives Gateway Park Drives 21-037901-00 21-037103-00 $ 316.38 To fund Phase II Index Code 642611 Index Code 642611 Construction Unsp. Park Drives Gateway Park Drives 4. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Steele-Freeman, Inc. for construction and installation of park improvements in Gateway Park, in the amount of $2,208,570.17, with two hundred ten (210) calen- dar days for construction. DISCUSSION: Plans and specifications have been prepared by Carter and Burgess, Inc., Consulting Engineers , and the Fort Worth Park and Recreation Department, Planning/Development Division. Proposed improvements have been reviewed and permitted by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. A portion of the work covered under these plans and specifications will be funded through a matching grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department . This grant was approved in 1987 and has a funding level of $737,500.00. b DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT:AWARD OF CONTRACT - CONSTRUCTION PAGE y NUMBER AND INSTALLATION OF PARK 'IMPROVEMENTS 2 3 4-24-90 **C-12286 IN GATEWAY PARK °` SCOPE OF WORK: Work includes site demolition, preparation, grading, drainage structures, park roads and parking, off-site water extension, irrigation , planting, walks , trails, three soccer fields (of which two will be lighted) , pavilions, picnic facilities, roadway lighting, and two river access points. All work will comply with project plans and specifications, Standard Specifications for Construction for the City of Fort Worth , and U . S . Army Corps of Engineers permitting requirements. SUBMISSION OF BIDS: On March 15, 1990 bids were received after advertisement on February 22 and March 1, 1990. The bid tabulation is as follows: Units 1-9 Units A-E Contractor Total Base Bid Total Supp. Units Total Bid Steele-Freeman, Inc. $2,147,000.17 $ 312,225.00 $2,459,225.17 Arch. Utilities, Inc. 2,184,960.00 287,600.00 2,472,560.00 M.A. Vinson Construc- tion Co., Inc. 2,516,567.83 280,200.00 2,796,767.83 Al Vasquez, Inc. 2,500,571.00 348,377.00 2,848,948.00 Brown & Blakney, Inc. 3,574,100.00 454,600.00 4,026,700.00 As noted in the project specifications, the City will award one contract with a combination of Base Bid, Supplemental Units and/or Alternate Bid Items in the manner most advantageous to the City. The low base bid ($2,147,000.17) by Steele-Freeman, Inc. is acceptable to the Park and Recreation Department . The department also recommends accepting Alternate No. 16, Deletion of Trees and Groundcover at East First Street (-$13,000.00) , Alternate No. 17, Deletion of Trees, Shrubs and Groundcover in Soccer Field Complex - Main Parking Lot and Plaza Area (-$36,000.00) , and Supplemental Unit A, River Trail (+$110,570 .00) . The recommended contract which includes Base Bid , Alternate Nos. 16 and 17, and Supplemental Unit A, would total $2,208,570.17. All work is to be completed within two hundred ten (210) calendar days. The low bidder, Steele-Freeman, Inc., has complied with the City's Policy for DBE Participation. PROJECT COST AND FINANCING: Bond fund transfers will be necessary to fund these proposed improvements. They are as follows: 1. Transfer from Capital Improvement Fund 05, Project No. 051011-00, Athletic Fields, to Project No. 041004-00, Gateway Park, in the amount of $30,000.00; 4 DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT:AWARD OF CONTRACT - CONSTRUCTION PAGE NUMBER AND INSTALLATION OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS 3 of 3 4-24-90 **C-12286 IN GATEWAY PARK 2. Transfer from Capital Improvement Fund 30, Project No. 037901-00, Unspec- ified Park Drives, to a new Project No. 037103-00, Gateway Park Drives , in the amount of $9,270.18; and 3. Transfer from Capital Improvement Fund 21, Project No. 037901-00, Unspec- ified Park Drives, to a new Project No. 037103-00, Gateway Park Drives , in the amount of $316.38. Acceptance of a donation from Streams and Valleys Committee in the amount of $110,570.00 will fund the river trail construction (Supplemental Unit A) . Those funds will be deposited in a new account titled Gateway Park Trail/S&V, in Capital Improvement Fund 05, Project No. 041004-02. The use of $325,000.00 from Fund 23, Project 041020-18, Gateway Park East, is necessary to complete the funding of this contract. These funds were estab- lished through Waste Management, Inc. payments under their 1984 Landfill Agreement with the City for future park development. Waste Management agrees with the Park and Recreation Department that the use of these funds would enhance the entire Gateway property. Funds under Waste Management' s Exten- sion Contract (1989) would continue to accumulate and would be used to trans- form the landfill site into park uses once their operation is completed. Upon completion of the above mentioned bond fund transfers, sufficient funds would be available in the following accounts: Gateway Park II 76-306695-01 $1,475,000.00 Gateway Park East 23-041020-18 325,000.00 Gateway Park Drives 67-037103-00 150,000.00 Gateway Park 05-041004-00 108,413.61 Gateway Park 36-041012-00 30,000.00 Gateway Park Drives 30-037103-00 9,270.18 Gateway Park Drives 21-037103-00 316.38 Hike & Bike Trails 05-048001-00 110,570.00 $2,208,570.17 Funds for related inspection, survey and administration expenses would be available from Fund 05, Project No. 05-041004-00, Gateway Park. Expenditures would be made from Index Codes 625319, 625350 and 625467, respectively. RAM:g Attachments APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL APR 24 IM SUBMITTED FOR THE DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: ROCESSED BY CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BY: Ruth Ann McKinney 6125 ❑ APPROVED . •�� ORIGINATING ❑ OTHER (DESOUVE$earetaty Of DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ralph Eimerson 8700 atX�&�n TQMSECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFOR'Iy�p^TyIO CONTACT: nx��1 Emerson 8T00 dooted Ordinance Noy DATE