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Date

June 8, 2009

 

Agenda Item No.       11

Roll Call No.              09-

Communication No.  09-379

Submitted by:  Jeb E. Brewer, P.E.

                         City Engineer

 

 

AGENDA HEADING:

 

Approving Change Order No. 6 with Pinnacle Construction Group, LLC for additional work on the John & Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park for a total not to exceed $66,680.

 

 

SYNOPSIS:

 

Recommend approval of Change Order No. 6 in an amount not to exceed $66,680 with Pinnacle Construction Group, LLC, Shane E. Madison, President, 10626 Justin Drive, Urbandale, Iowa, 50322, for additional work on the John & Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

 

Amount:  $66,680

 

Funding Source:  2009-10 CIP, Page Parks-17, Pappajohn Sculpture Garden, PKS169, being privately funded with collection and disbursement of the private funds by the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

 

In February 2007, the City of Des Moines and the Des Moines Art Center announced that Des Moines philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn would be donating 17 significant pieces of sculpture to the Des Moines Art Center.

 

This donation offers the City an opportunity to showcase one of the most significant collections of art in the United States.  To best showcase this art, a portion of the Western Gateway Park from 13th Street to 15th Street is being reconstructed into an outdoor art gallery in which these pieces of art and sculptures will be permanently displayed.  The reconstructed two block area of the Western Gateway Park has been renamed the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.

 

John and Mary Pappajohn have recently agreed to add to their donation by replacing one of the original sculptures and adding six new sculptures to the sculpture park.  With the addition of these new sculptures, the sculpture park will now have a total of 23 pieces of art on permanent display.

 

At the time of the initial bid letting for this project, the donor sign, individual sculpture signs, and park signs were not fully developed, and therefore were not included in the original contract.  The complete sign package has since been finalized and is proposed to be added to this project by change order.  By this change order, the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park signage will consist of three sign types.  1) The donor sign will contain the names of those individuals or groups that donated money toward the construction of the park.  This donor sign will consist of a precast concrete wall which matches the finish of the site walls with three stainless steel panels containing the park name and donor information.  The donor sign will be lighted with two ground mounted light fixtures.  2) The 25 individual sculpture signs will be constructed out of stainless steel sign base with individual aluminum sign panels attached.  These individual sculpture signs will contain information about the sculpture, the artist, and the donor status of the piece.  3) The six park entry/exit signs will be traditional Parks & Recreation park signs, two of which will have brochure boxes on them containing information about the sculptures.

 

No additional contract time will be added to the existing project schedule related to this change order work (project completion date of September 12, 2009).

 

 

PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):

 

Date:  April 20, 2009

 

Roll Call Number:  09-649

 

Action:   Change Order No. 3 with Pinnacle Construction Group, LLC for additional work, not to exceed $164,485.  (Council Communication No.  09-251) Moved by Vlassis to adopt.  Motion Carried 7-0.

 

Date:  September 22, 2008

 

Roll Call Number:  08-1697

 

Action:   On John & Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park:  Resolution approving plans, specifications, form of contract documents, Engineer’s Estimate and designating lowest responsible bidder as Pinnacle Construction Group, LLC, (Shane E. Madison, President), $2,014,500.  (Council Communication No.  08-574)  Moved by Hensley to adopt.  Motion Carried 6-1.  Absent: Coleman.

 

Date:  August 11, 2008

 

Roll Call Number:  08-1399

 

Action:  John & Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park – Receiving of bids, (9-9-08), and Setting date of hearing, (9-22-08).  (Construction Estimate - $2,641,500).  (Council Communication No.  08-495)  Moved by Hensley to adopt.  Motion Carried 7-0.

 

 

BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S): NONE

 

 

ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: 

 

Normal Council actions on construction contracts.

 

 

 

 

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