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Report recommending that the City Council reject all bids received for the Irish Town Green Rehabilitation Project (pk1806). (Joshua Richardson, Parks Manager and Greg Mediati, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council, by motion, reject all bids for the Irish Town Green Rehabilitation Project (pk1806).
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Irish Town Green is a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) owned green space located on Airport Boulevard between Linden Avenue and Armour Avenue. In 1997, the City and PG&E entered into an agreement whereby the City could maintain the 1.5-acre property for public park uses in perpetuity, which was enjoyed by Old Town neighborhood residents for many years.
After being used by PG&E as a project staging area between 2015 and 2017, PG&E again turned the site over to the City for public use under that same agreement. In 2018, PG&E and City staff agreed on a phased plan to improve the property. In 2019, PG&E contractors restored much of the park by installing a large lawn area, which could be used for informal play, picnicking, and youth soccer practices. City crews and contractors later added a GraniteCrete (concrete mixed into decomposed granite to create a hard but permeable surface) perimeter pathway and replaced portions of the fence most in need of replacement.
City staff planned another phase of this work, the Irish Town Green Rehabilitation Project (pk1806), to add ADA compliant gates and pathways from Armour Avenue and Airport Boulevard to the existing pathways, a new GraniteCrete patio/gathering area on Linden Avenue, new benches along the existing path, fence repairs, and installation of a new split rail fence to serve as a barrier around a drainage ditch. This project is funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and has a project budget of $214,000.
Staff advertised a notice inviting bids for the project on October 26 and November...
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