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BACKGROUND
<br /> On April 7, 2015, Pleasanton's City Council awarded the construction contract in the
<br /> amount of $12,122,865 43 to GLCI for the Bernal Community Park Phase II project
<br /> This project included all grading and earthmoving, Field One stadium seating,
<br /> underground utilities (storm drains, water, electrical, communication), irrigation systems,
<br /> asphalt, concrete, landscaping, trash enclosure, restroom and storage buildings, as well
<br /> as preparing the synthetic turf fields concrete edging, field subgrade preparation, the
<br /> field drainage system, and the field rock base Stated another way the Bernal Park
<br /> Phase II contract with GLCI included all work for the project with the exception of the
<br /> synthetic turf fields' material purchase and installation, and the purchase and installation
<br /> of the park playground equipment
<br /> Also on April 7, 2015, City Council awarded the contract to complete the multi-sports
<br /> synthetic fields to VPG of Sacramento in the amount of $2,090,778 This contract was
<br /> to supply and install the synthetic carpet material, including the underlying brock pad
<br /> and the infill material This contract also included the purchase and delivery of the tools
<br /> and equipment necessary to properly maintain the fields
<br /> In addition, on April 7, 2015, various consultant contracts for construction support were
<br /> approved, including a design contract amendment with Harris Design for construction
<br /> administration and field survey staking, a contract with BSK Engineers for geotechnical
<br /> engineering and material testing and DMA/Digeronimo for expertise related to multi-
<br /> purpose synthetic field installation and maintenance In total, these contracts were for
<br /> $578,787
<br /> At the same meeting, City Council also authorized the City Staff to approve change
<br /> orders up to the project contingency amount of $838,300, or approximately 7% of the
<br /> GLCI contract amount
<br /> On April 16, 2016, after a thorough Request for Qualification/Proposal process, City
<br /> Council approved the purchase and installation of playground equipment from Playcraft
<br /> Direct, Inc (Playcraft) in the amount of $361,771 41
<br /> Finally, on June 21, 2016, as part of the mid-term CIP budget adjustments, City Council
<br /> authorized an additional $350,000 be allocated to the project for the purpose of covering
<br /> additional costs as the project was nearing completion This in effect increased the
<br /> contingency to $1,188,300, or approximately 10% of the GLCI contract amount
<br /> D1SCUSSHON
<br /> Work on the project began on May 18, 2015, and the project was accepted as
<br /> substantially complete on October 27, 2016, with an official grand opening celebration
<br /> on October 29, 2016
<br /> During the project several change orders were processed totaling $922,803 This
<br /> change order work included the park dedication sign, the three entry features for the
<br /> three fields, four electronic kiosks, park light banners, field windscreens, park entry
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