September 13, 2022
Public Works
DATE: September 13, 2022
TO: Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Joe Leach, PE, Director of Public Works
Greg Hardesty, Parks & Landscaping Superintendent
Subject:
Unity Park Trash Enclosure
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed $300,000 for this contract is included in the Department of Public Works CIP Fiscal Year 2022-2023
budget. This request includes $270,000 low bid plus
$30,000 contingency. 01233631-400201-2GI01
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
A trash enclosure in needed at Unity Park to aid in the illegal dumping clean up and prevention. Public Works
staff is requesting authorization to contract with Radman Electric for the Unity Park trash enclosure.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE a contract with Radman Electric in the
amount of $300,000 for the Unity Park trash enclosure.
The contract term will be from September 14, 2022 to
June 30, 2023 – Public Works Department (Joe Leach
620-5478/Greg Hardesty 620-6920).
DISCUSSION:
Unity Park is situated within the Richmond Greenway, a three-mile bike and pedestrian trail corridor oriented east-west along Ohio Avenue largely occupying an abandoned railroad right-of-way. The site is split into two sections, separated by six city blocks; the AGENDA
REPORT
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western section follows the Richmond Greenway from 2nd Street to Harbour Way, and the eastern section follows the Richmond Greenway from Marina Way to 20th Street.
Unity Park currently does not have a trash enclosure. Trash generated from the park’s public trash bins, community events, and illegally dumped debris are currently collected in one spot and then picked-up by Parks staff. Unity Park, as well as rest of the Richmond Greenway, experiences high amounts of illegal dumping. When debris is not immediately collected, it can give the impression that it is a “safe” spot to illegally dump.
The enclosure would prevent the buildup of illegally dumped debris and decrease City staff time.
On June 16, 2022, the Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects division released a Request for Bids via BidsOnline to construct a trash enclosure. Bidding contractors attended a mandatory on-site pre-bid meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2022, to fully understand the scope of work involved. On July 14, 2022, two bids were received as follows:
1 Radman Electric $270,000
2 WR Forde $417,000
Radman Electric was selected as the lowest bidder and will be required to sign a First Source and Compliance Agreement with the City as part of the contract execution process to ensure the local employment ordinance goal is met.
Public Works staff is seeking City Council approval to enter a contract with Radman Electric for the Unity Park trash enclosure in the amount of $300,000, for a term beginning September 14, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Construction Agreement
Attachment 2 – BidsOnline Report
Attachment 3 – Prospective Bidders
Attachment 4 – Canvass of Bids
Attachment 5 – Request for Bids