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Tree Planting Project at Depot Park (B)
This item is a request for approval of a tree planting project at Depot Park, to be paid from Tree Mitigation Funds, and authorization of a change order in an amount that requires City Commission approval.
Explanation
The CRA has been working closely with the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs department to develop a strategy for leveraging tree mitigation funds at Depot Park. Tree mitigation funds are acquired through private development that occurs throughout the City of Gainesville. In August 2015, CRA staff worked closely with the current Depot Park Phase II construction team to develop a scope of work to upsize all of the trees to be installed at Depot Park. The current plans for Depot Park Phase II identify 247 trees, with an average caliper of 2”, to be installed on site. CRA staff requested a proposal from Oelrich Construction, Inc., the construction management firm for the Depot Park Phase II project, for upsizing all of the trees to be installed on site and for the addition of some trees that were omitted from the plans during negotiations of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for construction.
In September 2015, the CRA received the proposal from Oelrich Construction, Inc. which identifies 289 trees, significantly larger in size, to be installed on the Depot Park Phase II site. The CRA presented this proposal to the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs department for the amount of $734,693.36. The following is included in the scope of work outlined in the proposal (the full proposal is included as backup to this item):
- Upsizing 247 trees currently identified in the Depot Park Phase II plans
- Addition of 42 trees previously omitted from the Depot Park Phase II plans
- Upsizing the 42 additional trees to match the remaining 247 upsized trees
- Installation costs (transport, root ball prepping, mobilization and tree protection)
- Additional irrigation costs for larger tree specimens
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