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b .2.,A -I REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er February 28, 2005 Subject Acceptance - Fair Oaks Elementary School Sport Field Improvement Project Engineering File No. 803-02 Recommendation Accept, by motion, the Fair Oaks Elementary School Sport Field Improvement Project, and authorize the release of bonds and retention per contract obligations. Background On April 26, 2004, the City Council approved Contract Documents, and authorized the award of Contract for the Fair Oaks Elementary School Sport Field Improvement Project to Dryco Construction, Inc. This project is located on the Redwood City School District property at Fair Oaks Avenue between Hampshire Avenue and Oakside Road, and is partially funded through the Community Development Block Grant administered by the County of San Mateo. The project involved the building of a state-of-the-art sports field. The old field consisted of turf grown on native soil. The field was frequently out of service due to ponding water and muddy soil. The surface was also uneven, and injury risks for athletes were high. The new field incorporates an extensive system of underground drainage installed under six inches of gravel. Synthetic turf was then laid on this material utilizing the latest technology in sport field management. The turf system consists of an additional two inches of granulated rubber and spherical sand mixture for cushioning and traction. A similar system is successfully in use at Hoover Park. With the new construction, the ability to utilize the field will be much higher, since it is no longer weather-dependent. According to the agreement with the County and the School District, the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department will be in charge of scheduling the field when it is not in use by the school. The Final Inspection was conducted on February 10, 2005, and the project is complete to the satisfaction of Engineering & Construction Services. More synthetic turf fields are anticipated in the near future as part of the Recycle WaterlWater Conservation Program. The project was awarded to Dryco Construction, Inc. of Fremont, California, for their base bid of $803,876. Three Change Orders, totaling $44,229.30 (5.5%), were issued to account for unforeseen conditions and to adjust the various quantities of material needed to complete the project.