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4 <br />5. The expedited timeline for completion of the project (three months) <br />required a more-intensive commitment of contractor crews and this <br />affected the price accordingly. <br />Staff worked with Polovick Construction (the low-bidder) in the interest of <br />adjusting components of the project that would not materially affect the scope of <br />work included in the bid, and these discussions have lowered the cost to <br />$214,000. These refinements have been accomplished by reconfiguring the <br />number of sub-contractors for grading and parking, deletion of proposed laser- <br />grading, and a change in .the sand/soil pre-treatment mix. This contractor also <br />projects that additional changes within the project might enable the project to be <br />developed for slightly under $200,000. <br />However, these changes and discussions have resulted in a material change in <br />the scope of work upon which bids were submitted and will therefore prompt the <br />need to re-bid the project. <br />Possible Options <br />Based on our discussions to date, we have identified three options for the Board <br />regarding this project: <br />A. No-build: Look for other land and potential economies of scale <br />B. Re-bid and Build at $215,000 (+/-): Re-bid the project as based on <br />refinements with the low-bidder, with the hope of achieving new bids in the <br />range of $200,000-215,000 <br />C. Public-Private Partnership - Re-bid and build field same as B above, but <br />ask Orange County Soccer Alliance or other organization(s) to participate <br />in funding portions of the project (such as irrigation and additional <br />landscaping) <br />D. Award Matching Grant and Let Others Build -Forego the project as a <br />County project, but consider awarding a grant from the Soccer Superfund <br />for part of the funding needed to an organization(s) willing to build the <br />field. The organization(s) would then work with the Maple View owners <br />regarding the field construction. This option may require amendment to <br />the lease arrangement. <br />Option A would forego the project in the interest of not committing this level of <br />County funding to a single field on leased land. In a related action, if desired, the <br />Lands Legacy Program could be asked to explore purchasing other land for <br />multiple fields (and economies of scale), if desired. <br />Option B would build the field as intended, absorbing the extra cost from the <br />Soccer SuperFund. On the positive side, this option would get a field built, but on <br />the negative side, it might raise economies of scale questions and questions <br />about the level of funding placed in a leased field arrangement. This option would <br />