From
Lee Harriss
Title
Contract with Future Outdoors, LLC for Fence Construction in the amount of $710,742.75 - Forum Estates PID (Council District 4)
Presenter
Lee Harriss, Special District Administrator
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The PID Board recommended that a contract for new concrete and vinyl fencing and mow strips be awarded to Future Outdoors, LLC. The fencing will replace the existing brick walls and wood fencing located along Forum Drive, Mayfield Road, Atrium Drive, and Paladium Drive and consists of 5,094' of 6' RhinoRock Concrete fencing and 2,171.5' of 8' Kroy Premium Woodgrain Vinyl fencing. RhinoRock is a fiberglass reinforced concrete fence with a polystyrene core. The project will include concrete mow strips beneath all of the new fencing. The project will be staged in increments, and the first increment will be the completion of the concrete wall on the north side of Forum Drive (1,227.75' for $133,186.50
Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 252.022 (a) (9) exempts public improvement districts from competitive bidding requirements. Per that statute, the PID Advisory Board is empowered to enter into contracts such as the one with Future Outdoors, LLC following approval by the City Council.
Financial Consideration
Funds for this contract are available through the issuance of a ten-year bond in the amount of $714,000 and beginning fund balance of $78,000.