HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Awarding Contract for Emma McCarthyLee Park Tennis and Pickleball Courts Renovation RESOLUTION NO. 23-126
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE EMMA MCCARTHY LEE PARK
TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS RENOVATION
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, this project includes converting two of the tennis courts at Emma McCarthy
Lee Park, 3400 Ross Road, into six pickleball courts. The project also includes crack repair on the
entire court surface, resurfacing the entire tennis court and pickleball surface with corresponding
boundary markings, and installation of posts and nets. The project is scheduled to be completed
by September 30, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, specifications were sent out on February 13, 2023, and staff received three
bids on March 7, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, plans, specifications, and a cost estimate were developed by Snyder &
Associates, Ankeny, Iowa. Snyder & Associates will also be providing construction oversite to
ensure the project is completed to meet specifications. Fencing will be installed as part of overall
project, but specifications were not part of this bid package; and,
WHEREAS,it is hereby found and determined that the bid of Upper Midwest Construction,
Inc. of Andover, Minnesota, in the amount of$76,375 is the lowest and best bid for said work;
and,
WHEREAS, total funding available for this project is $126,700, which is ample to cover
estimated costs for this project. Additionally, staff has submitted a grant application to Wellmark
for $100,000 to enhance the project by adding windscreens, a storage shed, and upgrading court
lighting. Grant awards will be announced May 15, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that award of contract to Upper Midwest Construction,Inc. of Andover,Minnesota, for the Emma
McCarthy Lee Park Tennis and Pickleball Courts Renovation Project in the amount of$76,375 is
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14th day of March, 2023.
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Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of March, 2023.