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Report regarding a resolution awarding a construction contract to "Wickman Development and Construction" for the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center and authorizing a total construction budget of $38,269,000. (Philip Vitale, Deputy Director of Capital Projects)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution awarding a construction contract to WICKMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION of Oakland, California for the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center (Project No. pk2310; Bid No. 2687) in an amount not to exceed $34,790,000 and authorizing a total construction budget of $38,269,000.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On January 30, 2024, a key milestone was reached on the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project with the completion of design and bidding. Following the submittal of the project for a building permit on August 24, 2023, the bid package was completed and advertised on December 19, 2023, and January 3, 2024. The following summarizes the procurement process.
Procurement Process
A Request for Prequalification for General Contractors for the SSF Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center (OMPAC) was released September 5, 2023, with prequalification advertisements on September 20, 2023, and September 25, 2023, and posted to the City's OpenGov platform. The project team sent emails and made phone calls to sixteen local and capable general contractors noticing its availability. Two general contractors responded to the Request for Prequalification that was due on October 11, 2023. To attract a wider range of General Contractors, the prequalification requirements were revised such that the overall revenue limit and value per project was reduced. A second Request for Prequalification of General Contractors was issued attracting interest from sixteen general contractors.
Advertisements for the second prequalification were placed November 6, 2023, and November 13, 2023, with prequalification packages due November 28, ...
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