A. Purchase - Solid Waste Refuse Containers:
Award to low responsive bidder: Roll-Offs of America/USA --$114,900.00
Overview: This item approves the purchase of 250 3-cubic yard refuse containers and 25 lid sets used for both residential and commercial solid waste customers. These units will be used both to replace existing containers that are no longer repairable and to accommodate growth. The cost of the container purchase is 5.49% more than the last purchase in March 2013. Funding for this purchase is in the approved current Solid Waste Collection Department operating budget.
B. Purchase - Touch Print Live Scan and Software:
Award on GSA Contract: SAFRAN/Morpho Trust USA -- $86,423.50
Overview: The item approves the purchase of two (2) digital fingerprint scanning devices, associated software and printers for the Amarillo Police Department. The new equipment replaces devices which have reached the end of their useful life and are obsolete. The purchase includes a 2-year warranty, installation and training. The Department of Public Safety and the Amarillo Airport use the SAFRAN/Morpho Trust USA equipment. Funding for the purchase is available in the current Police Department operating budget with the balance from seized funds.
C. Purchase - Outdoor Warning Sirens:
Award to Federal Signal Corporation -- $129,422.82
Overview: This item approves the purchase of three (3) outdoor warning sirens with controllers and poles. The purchase will enhance warning capabilities and provide a wider coverage area by replacing older sirens. The purchase is proprietary sole source to match existing units and controllers. The cost of the sirens has increased 14% since the last purchase in July 2010. Funding for the purchase is available in an existing Capital Improvement Program project for siren replacement and maintenance.
D. Award - Bivins Lake Dam Improvements:
Award to low responsive bidder - Earth Builders L.P. -- $1,287,632.00
Overview: This item awards a contract for improvements to the Bivins Lake Dam to meet Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Probable Maximum Flood regulations. The improvements include the construction of a parapet wall on the existing dam and widening of the existing spillway. The Bivins Lake Dam is located on the Palo Duro Creek and is upstream from the City of Canyon. The contract is 8% less the engineering estimate prepared by Freese & Nichols. Funding for the project is available from the Utilities Division Capital Improvements budget.
E. Award - City View School Park Splash Pad:
Award on BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Agreement: Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks -- $179,942.73
Overview: This item awards the contract to construct a new drain away splash pad for City View School Park at 7824 City View Drive. The proposed splash pad will encompass approximately 1,860 square feet with twelve (12) spray features, and two (2) upright fun form water features (balanced rock and lazy lizard). The project also includes three (3) picnic tables with a sail type shade structure, trash receptacles, signage and two access walkway. The project is awarded as a BuyBoard design build project for both cost and time savings. Funding for this project is available from the approved FY 2013/204 Capital Improvement Project budget. The cost is 2.5% more than the last project at Westover Village Park in the spring of 2013. The new splash pad is anticipated to be operational by Memorial Day.
F. Approval -- Comanche Trail Golf Complex Management Contract Renewal:
George Priolo -- terms and conditions as noted
Overview: This item approves the golf professional agreement for the management of the Comanche Trail Golf Complex. Mr. George Priolo is a private contractor and has managed the Comanche complex for many years. He has performed his duties well and in full compliance with all contractual requirements. Consistent with the Ross Rogers complex, this agreement provides that all employees report to the Director of Parks and Recreation rather than the golf professional.
G. Approval - Tennis Professional Contract Amendment:
Jan Munch-Soegaard - terms and conditions as noted
Overview: This item approves a new professional services contract for the Tennis Professional and Manager of the City's Amarillo National Tennis Center. Mr. Munch-Soegaard has served as the City's contract Tennis Professional for the past 15 years. The new contract appoints Mr. Munch-Soegaard for five (5) years until December 2018, an option for renewal for five years and an associated increase in the City's monthly payment for his professional service duties.
H. Approval - Consolidated Rent Car Service Center - Task Order 20:
Award to Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. (RS&H) -- $336,000.00
Overview: This item approves task order number 20 to provide professional services during the construction of the Airport Consolidated Rent Car Service (CONRAC) Center. RS&H will provide Resident Project Representative services, construction administration and materials testing. Funding for this contract is available in the approved CONRAC Capital Improvement Program budget.
I. Approval - Aviation Clear Zone Easement:
Overview: Aviation Clear Zone Easement being 3,755 feet MSL above the plat of Pullman Industrial Acres Unit No. 4, in Section 53, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, from Matthew Garrison.
A. Purchase - Solid Waste Refuse Containers:
Award to low responsive bidder: Roll-Offs of America/USA --$114,900.00
Overview: This item approves the purchase of 250 3-cubic yard refuse containers and 25 lid sets used for both residential and commercial solid waste customers. These units will be used both to replace existing containers that are no longer repairable and to accommodate growth. The cost of the container purchase is 5.49% more than the last purchase in March 2013. Funding for this purchase is in the approved current Solid Waste Collection Department operating budget.
B. Purchase - Touch Print Live Scan and Software:
Award on GSA Contract: SAFRAN/Morpho Trust USA -- $86,423.50
Overview: The item approves the purchase of two (2) digital fingerprint scanning devices, associated software and printers for the Amarillo Police Department. The new equipment replaces devices which have reached the end of their useful life and are obsolete. The purchase includes a 2-year warranty, installation and training. The Department of Public Safety and the Amarillo Airport use the SAFRAN/Morpho Trust USA equipment. Funding for the purchase is available in the current Police Department operating budget with the balance from seized funds.
C. Purchase - Outdoor Warning Sirens:
Award to Federal Signal Corporation -- $129,422.82
Overview: This item approves the purchase of three (3) outdoor warning sirens with controllers and poles. The purchase will enhance warning capabilities and provide a wider coverage area by replacing older sirens. The purchase is proprietary sole source to match existing units and controllers. The cost of the sirens has increased 14% since the last purchase in July 2010. Funding for the purchase is available in an existing Capital Improvement Program project for siren replacement and maintenance.
D. Award - Bivins Lake Dam Improvements:
Award to low responsive bidder - Earth Builders L.P. -- $1,287,632.00
Overview: This item awards a contract for improvements to the Bivins Lake Dam to meet Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Probable Maximum Flood regulations. The improvements include the construction of a parapet wall on the existing dam and widening of the existing spillway. The Bivins Lake Dam is located on the Palo Duro Creek and is upstream from the City of Canyon. The contract is 8% less the engineering estimate prepared by Freese & Nichols. Funding for the project is available from the Utilities Division Capital Improvements budget.
E. Award - City View School Park Splash Pad:
Award on BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Agreement: Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks -- $179,942.73
Overview: This item awards the contract to construct a new drain away splash pad for City View School Park at 7824 City View Drive. The proposed splash pad will encompass approximately 1,860 square feet with twelve (12) spray features, and two (2) upright fun form water features (balanced rock and lazy lizard). The project also includes three (3) picnic tables with a sail type shade structure, trash receptacles, signage and two access walkway. The project is awarded as a BuyBoard design build project for both cost and time savings. Funding for this project is available from the approved FY 2013/204 Capital Improvement Project budget. The cost is 2.5% more than the last project at Westover Village Park in the spring of 2013. The new splash pad is anticipated to be operational by Memorial Day.
F. Approval -- Comanche Trail Golf Complex Management Contract Renewal:
George Priolo -- terms and conditions as noted
Overview: This item approves the golf professional agreement for the management of the Comanche Trail Golf Complex. Mr. George Priolo is a private contractor and has managed the Comanche complex for many years. He has performed his duties well and in full compliance with all contractual requirements. Consistent with the Ross Rogers complex, this agreement provides that all employees report to the Director of Parks and Recreation rather than the golf professional.
G. Approval - Tennis Professional Contract Amendment:
Jan Munch-Soegaard - terms and conditions as noted
Overview: This item approves a new professional services contract for the Tennis Professional and Manager of the City's Amarillo National Tennis Center. Mr. Munch-Soegaard has served as the City's contract Tennis Professional for the past 15 years. The new contract appoints Mr. Munch-Soegaard for five (5) years until December 2018, an option for renewal for five years and an associated increase in the City's monthly payment for his professional service duties.
H. Approval - Consolidated Rent Car Service Center - Task Order 20:
Award to Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. (RS&H) -- $336,000.00
Overview: This item approves task order number 20 to provide professional services during the construction of the Airport Consolidated Rent Car Service (CONRAC) Center. RS&H will provide Resident Project Representative services, construction administration and materials testing. Funding for this contract is available in the approved CONRAC Capital Improvement Program budget.
I. Approval - Aviation Clear Zone Easement:
Overview: Aviation Clear Zone Easement being 3,755 feet MSL above the plat of Pullman Industrial Acres Unit No. 4, in Section 53, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, from Matthew Garrison.