TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam J. Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Jeffrey A. Yates, Assistant City Manager, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Michael Gibson, Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Director
Kimberly Leonard, CLGFO, CLGBO, CPA, MPA,
Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: February 10, 2025
RE:
Title
Construction Update and Adoption of Capital Project Ordinance Amendment to Appropriate Additional Funding for the Tennis Center Project
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)|109|
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Type Goal 4 - The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and recreate.
Executive Summary:
The general contractor M&E Contracting, Inc. (M&E) has provided the City with a quote to complete the Tennis Center project site work and court construction in the amount of $2,785,000. The City is currently under contract with M&E Contracting, Inc. for construction of the Tennis Center building. The City would like to amend M&E Contracting, Inc.'s contract to include the additional scopes of work for the sitework and courts, based on M&E Contracting, Inc.'s quote. The contract amendment would require an additional appropriation of $1,900,000. Council is asked to adopt Capital Project Ordinance Amendment (CPOA) 2025-43 to appropriate the additional $1,900,000 from the unassigned fund balance from Fund 031, Parks & Recreation Bond Fund, released from closed capital projects.
Background:
On March 15, 2016, Fayetteville voters passed a $35 million bond referendum for parks and recreation projects including several new projects as well as renovations to a few existing parks and facilities. Since voters approved the bond package, several projects have been completed and several more are currently under construction or under design.
Included in the bond package was a Tennis Center at Mazarick Park. CRA Associates, Inc. was awarded the site design contract by Council in April 2...
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