HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN-07-048 - P07-016 - Waterspray Playground - Chandler Mowat Community Centre
Report To:
Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
Date of Meeting:
2007 -04- 30
Prepared By:
Larry Gordon
Date of Report:
2007 -04- 24
Report No:
FIN 07-048
Subject:
P07-016 - Waterspray Playground - Chandler Mowat Community Centre
RECOMMENDA TION
That proposal P07-016, Waterspray Playground - Chandler Mowat Community Centre, be
awarded to Irwin Foster Inc., Petersburg, Ontario at their proposed price of $181,604.50,
including G.S.T.
BACKGROUND
The Community Services Department has been working with the Chandler Mowat
neighbourhood for many years. A waterplay area has been identified for years by the
neighbourhood as an important summer play facility. The construction of it was delayed once
the focus shifted to the new community centre building. Waterplay is just one part of an overall
development plan for the open space to the rear of the new building. It is a considerable distance
to the nearest facility at Victoria Park and the waterplay area at Chandler Mowat Community
Centre will service this south-western section of the City
REPORT
Proposals were sent to eleven known companies, as well as advertised publicly in The Record,
on the City of Kitchener website and on the Internet through the Ontario Public Buyers
Electronic Tendering Information System. Five additional companies picked up the proposal
documents and, by the closing date of Friday February 23rd, 2007, two proposals had been
received from the following:
Irwin Foster Inc.
ABC Recreation Ltd.
Petersburg
Paris
ON
ON
The proposals were evaluated in accordance with the City of Kitchener Purchasing by-laws.
This included consideration of, but not limited to, the following:
1. the ability of the team to provide the full range of design services required for this project
2. the demonstrated ability of the team to provide a design of high quality and technical merit
3. the demonstrated ability to meet or exceed the requirements of the CSA Standards for play
areas
4. the demonstrated ability to provide high quality material supply, construction and installation
serVIces
5. the demonstrated ability to provide the required services, to project completion, within the
City's budget
6. the ability to meet the required completion dates
Proposals were evaluated by a team comprised of E. Dent, Supervisor of Facilities Management,
B. Snyder, District Facilitator, W. Sleeth, Landscape Architect, and R. Kruppa, Buyer. The
Evaluation Committee concurs with the above recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Funding will be provided from Index 636269 - Capital - Chandler Mowat Construction
REVENUES
Contribution from Capital
Contribution from Development Charges
Contribution from Kitchener Utilities
$ 242,900.
$2,185,600.
$ 30~000.
TOTAL
$2,458,500.
EXPENSES
Construction Costs Year To Date
Proposal P07 -016
Less G.S.T. Rebate
$1,739,410.
$181,604.50
($ 10~279.50)
$171,325.00
$ 171,325.
$ 49,280.
$ 168,000.
$ 150,000.
$ 50,000.
$ 20,000.
$ 30~900.
Relocation of Portables
Consulting Fees
Furnishings
Facility Management Fees
Artwork - 1 %
Miscellaneous (Soil Testing, etc.)
TOTAL
$2,378,915.
BALANCE
$ 79,585.
Any surplus funds remaining at the end of the project will be closed out to Development Charges
Fund and the Capital Surplus Account.
Larry Gordon
Director of Purchasing