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“Creating Community Through People, Parks, and Programs”
Date: 1/14/09
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Barry Bernstein, Parks and Recreation Director
Subject: Hastings Family Aquatic Center
After ten years in operation, the Aquatic Center plaster located within the pool is in need of
resurfacing. The Parks and Recreation Department has been planning and preparing for
this project for two years.
During this planning process, the City Council voted to institute a prevailing wage policy.
Prevailing wage means that for all projects that reach a $100,000 threshold, all laborers for
the project are paid according to Minnesota Department of Labor wage studies. In addition
to this, the new Federal Legislation regarding new pool drains must be complied with.
These factors will most likely affect the overall cost of the project.
As these issues were a later development, the Parks and Recreation Department is
concerned that the prevailing wage and new Federal pool drain standards could affect the
overall cost of the project. I have communicated with the City Administrator regarding ways
to possibly address any increase in the allocated budget for this project.
1– Hire project engineer to develop project scope manual and bid documents
The bid documentation would have three alternates included:
A. Demolition and construction prior to June 1, 2009
B. Demolition and construction in the fall of 2009
C. Demolition in fall of 2009 and construction completion Spring of 2010
2 - Conduct a bid process and evaluate
The NRRC discussed this topic at the January 13, 2009 meeting and have recommended
bring this action forward to City Council.
I am seeking from the City Council to authorize entering into an engineering contract with
Jody Dahms, Aquatic Design Solutions.
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Mayor and City Council members,
I was remiss to include in my memo to you vital information as to the cost of retaining the
engineer for the HFAC pool resurfacing/drain project.
The breakdown of each engineering phase and cost associated with engineering:
Total contract $21,000
Schematic design 15%
Construction Documents 60%
Bid/Negotiation 5%
Construction Administration 20%
In our original planning for this project, it was anticipated to retain a project engineer, but the
engineering price increased with the recently passed Federal Pool Drain mandates that we have
included in this project.
In my memo to council, if it is decided to proceed, we would be entering into an agreement for
80% ($16,800) or everything but the contract administration. At the conclusion of the bid, as I
explained in my memo to you, the bid information will be brought before council for further
recommendation.
Thank you!
Barry Bernstein
Parks and Recreation Director
City of Hastings
920 W. 10th street
Hastings, MN 55033
P) 651-480-6176 Fax) 651-437-5396
bbernstein@ci.hastings.mn.us
"Creating Community through People, Parks, and Programs"