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Resolution to Approve a Conditional Contract Award to Site Development, Incorporated for West Park Improvements, Total Construction Project Budget of $1,587,300.00 and Appropriate Project Funding of $1,374,082.00 from the Stormwater Fund (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a conditional contract award with Site Development, Incorporated in the amount of $1,443,000.00, a $144,300.00 for improvements to West Park, per Bid #4052, a construction contingency and a total construction project budget of $1,587,300.00 to be funded in part by an appropriation of $1,374,082.00 from the Stormwater Fund.
The West Park project was initiated to update the master plan for the park, one of the historic jewels of the City, located close to downtown Ann Arbor. Council action on the attached resolution will approve a construction project, and funding, to begin the implementation of the park’s master plan.
A series of three public meetings and two presentations before the Park Advisory Commission were held to obtain input and support for this project. This project was identified as part of the Allen Creek project plan, with the Allen Creek Statutory Drain Board approving the project plan and agreeing to implement the recommended alternatives. The input included a strong desire to showcase stormwater improvements, to maintain and enhance recreational amenities and programming, and to provide better access to and through the park.
The project features the implementation of a stormwater master plan as well as pathway enhancements, stair replacement, seating built into the hillside at the historic bandshell, a boardwalk and wetland overlook, reconfigured parking, basketball court and native prairie and wetland plantings. The plan incorporates best management practices including bioswale wetlands and hydrodynamic separators that will reduce sediment and phosphorus inputs to Allen Creek from non-point sources.
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