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7.:
<br />CC Regular Session
<br />Meeting Date: 10/28/2025
<br />Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Connect the community through Parks, Trails and Recreational Programming.
<br />Title:
<br />Approve Construction Management Services for The Waterfront Waterplay Project
<br />Purpose/Background:
<br />The purpose of this case is to authorize H + U Construction for construction management services for The Waterfront project —and also, to authorize staff and H + U to
<br />obtain quotes for mass grading of the site this Fall.
<br />In September, the City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the water play plaz
<br />and associated improvements at The Waterfront. Three pre -qualified firms were invited to submit proposals, and on October 13th, a panel consisting of city staff and Damoi
<br />Farber Landscape Architects' representative conducted a thorough interview of two firms, and unanimously determined that H & U Construction is ideally suited for all the
<br />work to be performed in the coming months at the park. H + U will work with the Project Team (City staff and Damon Farber Landscape Architects as the DESIGN TEAM
<br />to provide pre -construction and construction services including cost and schedule estimating, bidding, and day-to-day construction management for the complex park
<br />project. (Damon Farber will still provide all the professional design services, to include preliminary design, concept design, schematic design, design development,
<br />construction documents and construction administration as they were engaged to do earlier this year.)
<br />On October 21 st, 2025, the Public Works Committee recommended to City Council, approval of a contractual agreement with H + U Construction for construction
<br />management services for The Waterfront waterplay park improvement project, in the form of a Construction Manager at Risk agreement.
<br />Attached is the city -issued RFP which provides considerable detail on the scope, timing, and responsibilities of and for the construction management firm. The second
<br />attachment is H + Us proposal, which includes a schedule (work plan on page 4), which responds to the RFP and challenges of this approximately $5M park project.
<br />Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives:
<br />Construction Management Services
<br />As indicated, this case is to authorize a contractual agreement with H + U Construction for construction management services for The Waterfront waterplay park
<br />improvement project. That standard form is included as the third attachment, AIA Document A133-2019. This agreement includes an estimated fee schedule consisting of
<br />two parts—Preconstruction & Bidding Phase Services, and Construction & Closeout Phase Services.
<br />The Preconstruction & Bidding Phase Services will be a not -to -exceed amount of $50,000, and that scope of work is described in the city -issued RFP, and also reflected in 1
<br />+ Us proposal and Schedule. These preconstruction services may be summarized as cost estimating, constructability reviews, schedule validation, and value engineering
<br />recommendations to ensure delivery of the overall project within the established budget (yet to be determined) and the July completion schedule.
<br />The Construction & Closeout Phase Services is also included in Document A133-2019 but as an estimate. At the time the preconstruction and bidding services are
<br />concluding, H + U will issue a Guaranteed Maximum Price —the agreement will then return to City Council for acceptance of GMP and corresponding amendment of the
<br />agreement. To reiterate, this case authorizes entering into an agreement with H + U Construction for the preconstruction services for a not -to -exceed amount, which will
<br />enable the Design Team (now to include the construction manager) to complete the Plans and Specifications for competitive bidding, at which time H + U will issue the
<br />GMP which would then be considered for acceptance by Council in January, along with final approvals to complete the park project.
<br />For the meeting; staff will present imagery of the considerable progress on plans for the park project, highlight near -term activity of the Design Team —and describe the
<br />necessity of performing the mass grading this Fall, to prepare for full -on construction to begin in February/March 2026.
<br />The estimates in the table below are provided to communicate the work that has been approved and underway, as well as moving forward, beginning with the
<br />*preconstruction phase wherein H + U Construction will prepare detailed cost estimates for this project.
<br />Preliminary Cost Forecast (informational only) —does not include 0 & M
<br />Activity/Work
<br />Investment (estimate or
<br />approved amount)
<br />Timeline
<br />Design, engineering, plans and specifications — Damon Farber Architects
<br />$269k
<br />Approved June 2025
<br />Restroom and support building — design, fabrication and delivery (not on -site construction)
<br />$305k
<br />Approved Sept. 2025
<br />Sewer and water service lines
<br />$148k
<br />Approved Sept. 2025
<br />*Construction management services and General Conditions
<br />$50k - $700k
<br />Pending: October'25, January'26
<br />Mass grading, import class 5 to site
<br />$120k
<br />Pending: November'25
<br />Owner procured shelters (3) and outdoor furnishings (eliminates construction manager fees)
<br />$1.1M
<br />Pending: Dec. '25/Jan. '26
<br />SAC/WAC, permitting, owner contingency, signage etc.
<br />$600k
<br />Pending: Feb. '26/July'26
<br />Construction costs (all trades and scope)
<br />$2.4M
<br />Pending: Feb. '26/July'26
<br />Running budget estimate (preliminary and informational only) — all costs totaled over time
<br />$4.6M to $5.6M
<br />2025 through 2026
<br />Funding Source:
<br />The Construction Management Services that this case discusses, would be funded by the Park Trust Fund.
<br />Recommendation:
<br />The Public Works Committee and staff recommends entering into a contractual agreement with H + U Construction for construction management services for The
<br />Waterfront waterplay park improvement project, in the form of a Construction Manager at Risk agreement.
<br />Outcome/Action:
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