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City of Missoula, Montana Item to be Referred to City Council Committee Committee: Conservation Committee Item: Playfair Park Irrigation Modification and Expansion – Design/Build Contract Date: 7/9/10 Prepared by: Alan White Initiated by: Donna Gaukler Action Required: Approve Award for the contract for $74,110 with CRW Enterprises, Inc DBA Rainmaker / Sprinkler Supply Co. for Playfair Park Irrigation Modification and Expansion – Design/Build Contract. Recommended Motion: I move the City Council Award and authorize the Mayor to sign a contract for $74,110 with CRW Enterprises, Inc DBA Rainmaker / Sprinkler Supply Co. for Playfair Park Irrigation Modification and Expansion – Design/Build Contract. Timeline: Referral to committee: 7/9/2010 Committee discussion: 7/14/2010 Background and Alternatives Explored: This project is funded with Park M&I CIP and is a green and financial efficiency project in that it converts hand watering to automated watering, expands the capacity of our existing wells to cover the entire park thereby reducing the cost for irrigation, and it finishes the required landscaping around the parking lots built over the last few years along Pattee Creek Drive. The project has waited for completion of the CTEP sidewalk so that "most" construction work affecting irrigation in the park was completed beforehand. Financial Implications: The conversion of the three “senior fields” to a new fully automated irrigation system will free up many man-hours and vehicle time previously expended at least three times a week for several hours a day. The installation of the new “high tech” VFD pump start will save electricity and extend the life of the massive 40HP pump. This contract is within the budget for the project which was $75,000. Attachments: Rainmaker Bid Proposal Bid Tabulation