PSA - Design and Grant Application Assistance for Kennedy Park Improvements

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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF ENGINEERING TO: Board of Public Works Theresa Heffner, Clerk FROM: Sarah Barber, P.E., Senior Engineer SUBJECT: Kennedy Park Improvements with DLZ Indiana, LLC PN 123-008 DATE: 12/13/2022 Attached is a PSA with DLZ Indiana, LLC to perform the design services and application assistance for the Kennedy Park Improvements project. The project will be bid and constructed in 2024 pending grant reward status determined at the end of 2023. The design contract consists of completion of a survey, limited geotechnical and drainage investigation, conceptual planning, public outreach and preliminary engineering to 50% design for Kennedy Park to meet requirements of an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program grant the City of South Bend is pursuing. Proposed improvements to Kennedy Park under the ORLP grant include planned facility, natural and aquatic improvements to improve and expand current recreation resources. The 50% design and grant application assistance contract will not exceed a price of $436,500. Partial funding ($250,000) for this agreement is being paid through ARP. Partial funding ($186,500) for this agreement is being paid through the River East TIF and has been approved by RDC. It is requested the Board of Public Works approve the PSA with DLZ Engineering for the design of the Kennedy Park Improvements project for a contract price of $436,500. Thank you for your consideration of this request.