From
Steve Plumer, Sr Park Planning Project
Title
Change order/Amendment No 2 with Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds in the amount of $42,500 for splash pad play components and an additional shade structure at the Splash Factory
Presenter
Duane Strawn, Parks, Arts and Recreation
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On March 26, 2020, the City Council awarded a contract with Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks, in the amount of $635,419.41 through BuyBoard Cooperative Agreement for the construction and improvements to the Splash Factory.
Change Order/Amendment No. 1, in the amount of $19,639 was executed on June 17, 2020 for additional scope discovered during the demolition phase including adding additional drainage in play areas, repair of concrete decking, repairs to water holding tank, substitution/upsizing of pump.
Change Order/Amendment No. 2, in the amount of $42,500 is for a Massive Splash tower feature play components and additional shade structure.
All items will be incorporated into the current Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks contract for a revised total contract amount of $697,558.41. With approval of this agenda item, the original contract value will have been increased by 9.7% in total, which is within the 25% maximum allowed by state procurement laws.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as the agreements have already been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local cooperative agreements with various entities.
The BuyBoard is able to save money by pooling the impressive purchasing power of their members, which include hundreds of school districts, municipalities, counties, other local governments, and nonprofits across Texas. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with the same vendors we use now.
Kraftsman's BuyBoard contract #592-19 began 10/1/2019 and is set to expire 9/30/2022 with two possible one year renewals remaining.
The item was presented to the Finance and Government Committee on July 14, 2020 for their review and approval.
Financial Consideration
Funding for Change Order/Amendment No 2 with Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks in the amount of $42,500 is available in the Parks Capital Project Fund (317193), WO #01916803 (Splash Factory Improvements) of which $12,132 is in the construction contract contingency.