The Northern Community Park design and construction bidding is complete with final city, county, state, and federal permitting processes concluding this summer. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the US Army Corps of Engineers, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and the tribal communities for the treatment of cultural resources is routing and will allow for cultural artifact data recovery prior to construction this summer. An Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Peoria and the Flood Control District of Maricopa County that finalizes the land owner/park developer parameters will be presented to the City Council this fall. 

The 85 acres of initial park development will include tournament grade baseball and soccer fields, multi-use open turf, a fishing lake, multi-generational inclusive playgrounds and splash pad, group and individual picnic ramadas, a multi-cell dog park, lighted pickleball courts, and supporting park maintenance, restroom, and concessions buildings. The park will include numerous hard and soft surface walking loops, and a trailhead for access into the larger New River open space. Future trail connectivity to Peoria's Westwing Mountain trail system is already in the planning stages.

A multi-part design build agreement was awarded to Hunter Contracting Co. in July 2016. This method of project delivery involves two phases that include program validation, design, and preconstruction as the first phase and the actual construction and construction administration of the project as the second phase. The phase one efforts include the competitive bidding of subcontractor trades culminating in the preparation of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract for construction and a fixed construction schedule.

For compliance with the prime contracting tax requirements of Arizona SB 1446, this GMP construction contract is being executed independent of the phase one design and preconstruction services agreement.

Total construction phase project expenditures, including City-paid project expenses are estimated as follows:

After the data recovery this summer, the construction phase will begin. The park is anticipated to open in spring 2020.

On July 5, 2016, the City Council approved the design and preconstruction services phase of the multi-part design build agreement to Hunter Contracting, Co.

A: Approve a contract for an amount not to exceed $34,390,000, for the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract for construction of the Northern Community Park, located in the vicinity of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Dixileta Drive.

B: Deny the award of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract for construction and grant the City Manager the authority to execute the contract once the Council’s concerns are addressed by staff.

Staff recommends that Council approve a contract for an amount not to exceed $34,390,000, for the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract for construction of the Northern Community Park located in the vicinity of Lake Pleasant Parkway & Dixileta Drive.

Funding for this award and the related city paid project expenses is budgeted in the 2018 Capital Improvement Program in the following Park Improvements, Street Improvements, and Recreation Equipment accounts:

** The Dixileta Drive signalized intersection improvements are being constructed with Northern Community Park with budgeted funding in the 2018 Capital Improvement Program, ‘EN00588 – Lake Pleasant Parkway & Dixileta Dr. Intersection Modifications’ project.

Staff estimates the net ongoing operating costs to be approximately $1,333,100.  This is broken down as follows: 1) personal costs totaling $806,000, 2) contractual and commodity costs totaling $736,600 and 3) an anticipated revenue offset of $209,500.  These costs include funding for six full-time maintenance staff, a mechanic, two park rangers and seasonal employees (part-time non-benefitted employees).