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BACKGROUND On May 20, 2008, a formal bid opening was held, and six (6) sealed bids were received. The low base bid of $323,806 was submitted by the firm of McNabb Construction, Inc., of Lafayette, California, and all bid documents were found to be in order. At its meeting on June 3, 2008, the City Council awarded the construction contract to the firm of McNabb Construction, Inc. Contracts and a Notice to Proceed were executed in record time; in the hopes of constructing the project within the short pre-school summer holiday period. Construction began in early June 2008, and proceeded normally at first. But due to the lead time required to secure certain play apparatus items, and due to the number of underground obstacles that were encountered, construction of the project was delayed by more than five (5) weeks. For the construction delay period that the contractor was responsible for (approximately three weeks), liquidated damages were secured in the amount of $7,500. The project's construction was completed on November 11, 2008, whereupon a 60-day maintenance period began. This maintenance period was completed on January 9, 2009. A number of minor contract change orders were issued during the course of construction to overcome field conditions that were unknown at the time of the project's design. The obstacles included existing underground utilities that required repair or re- routing to allow for the installation of play areas or various pieces of apparatus. Submitted by: U Li/~l'r~ill~~7K Susan Andrade-Wax Director of Parks and Community Services Fiscal Review: c David P. Culver Director of Finance Approve by: Nelson Fialho City Manager Attachments: 1. Funding and Expenditure Summary Page 2 of 2