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6.1.1. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager September 10, 2018 SUBJECT Award of Contract — Magical Bridge Playground RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve the contract documents and award the standard form contract for the Magical Bridge Playground to Robert A. Bothman Construction of Santa Clara, California for their responsive and responsible low bid in the amount of $5,553,436.00, and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10% of the amount awarded through the addition of park impact fees, not to exceed $6,108,779.00, and find the project categorically exempt from CEQA under Guidelines Sections 15301, 15302, 15304, and 15311 BACKGROUND On July 23, Council rejected all bids for Magical Bridge Playground and authorized staff to re -advertise the project for competitive and public bidding. Bids submitted on June, 13, 2018 were significantly above the estimated cost. In fact, the City received a single bidder which was indicative of the currently highly competitive regional construction market. Staff worked with SSA Landscape Architects and Magical Bridge Foundation to repackage the bid documents and reduce the base -bid cost of the project. A solicitation for a re -bid of Magical Bridge Playground was publicly advertised on August 1, 2018. The Magical Bridge Playground will replace the worn-out playground at Red Morton Park that was completed in 1999. The renovation project will make the park facilities within the project area compliant with new code requirements and will improve the play value of the playground and the adjacent picnic area. In 2017, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department collaborated with Magical Bridge Foundation and SSA to design a socially inclusive play space for children and adults of varying physical and cognitive abilities. The Magical Bridge Playgrounds are aimed to go beyond typical playground designs which often inadvertently overlook the growing autistic population, cognitively challenged, visually and hearing impaired, physically limited and the aging population.