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Resolution approving a budget amendment appropriating $1,800,000 from the 2022A Bond Interest Fund to the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project (pk2310), increasing the total project budget to $51,652,792.
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WHEREAS, the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project (pk2310) provides for the construction of a new aquatic facility at Orange Memorial Park to replace Orange Pool, which has served as the City’s only indoor municipal pool since 1971; and
WHEREAS, in February 2024, a construction contract was awarded to Wickman Development & Construction for the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project (pk2310), and construction began in 2024; and
WHEREAS, as part of the adopted fiscal year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program, the City increased the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project budget by $852,792 through the use of unspent bond proceeds from the Orange Memorial Park Sports Field Project (pk2309), for a current approved project budget of $49,852,792; and
WHEREAS, the construction schedule for the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project has been extended, with opening of the new aquatic facility now anticipated in early 2027 and full project completion, including Phase 2 demolition and remaining site improvements, anticipated in spring 2027; and
WHEREAS, the extended construction schedule has resulted in additional project costs, including change orders for added scope and clarifications to the construction documents, extended general conditions, and extended construction management and consultant services; and
WHEREAS, staff has identified the need for additional project funding of $1,800,000, consisting of $1,400,000 for potential and unknown change orders and $400,000 for soft cost and project costs, to support completion of the project; and
WHEREAS, the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project is an eligible project under the 2022A bond issuance, and interest earnings on bond proceeds held in the 2022A Bond Interest Fund must b...
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