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File #: 209444    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Approved
File created: 12/12/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/4/2020 Final action: 2/25/2021
Enactment date: 12/12/2019 Enactment #: 209444
Title: That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Finance advise this Council, in writing, why, with an appropriation of $9.3 million, the grass field at Lincoln Park was incorrectly installed the first time.
Sponsors: Katjana Ballantyne, Jefferson Thomas ("J.T.") Scott

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That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Finance advise this Council, in writing, why, with an appropriation of $9.3 million, the grass field at Lincoln Park was incorrectly installed the first time.

 

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Official Text

That the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development and the Director of Finance advise this Council, in writing, why, with an appropriation of  $9.3 million, the grass field at Argenziano/Lincoln Park was incorrectly installed the first time.  Since it was not installed to specification and needed to be re-installed, it’s important to understand which contractors were involved in the installation of the field at each level and phase, including the actual installation, engineering and quality control.

 

At a minimum provide information for the following questions:

 

1)                     which contractor was responsible for constructing the subterranean

base/seeding/planting/installation?

2)                     who was responsible for writing the specifications?

3)                     who was responsible for ordering the materials and when?

4)                     who was overseeing the installation?

5)                     who was responsible for the quality control?

6)                     did the specification need to be revised or edited after the installation error was identified?

7)                     were there any staff changes as a result of this error?

8)                     what the Administration recommend using the services of each of the contractors and why?