This is for  a construction contract with F.H. Paschen in the amount of $74,929 for the playground drainage repair at the Lady Bamford Center (adjacent to the Moses Jackson Advancement Center).  Currently the playground at the Lady Bamford Center does not drain properly causing it to hold water for long periods of time. A geotechnical engineer was brought in to investigate the subsurface material and determined the entire soil area underneath the playground needed to be replaced. This contractor will excavate and remove up to 14” of the existing soil and the existing filter fabric from underneath playground area and replace it with a coarse-grained sand layer. The contractor will then add a highly permeable non-woven geotextile fabric on top of the sand followed by a rubber mulch top. The rubber mulch will not break down overtime and clog the filter fabric. In addition, the roof drains will also be unclogged and diverted away from the playground area and light grading will occur in the surrounding landscape to facilitate proper drainage.

The State of Georgia’s job order contract will be used to perform this project to meet time constraints and City ordinance requirements. The State of Georgia’s job order contract is considered a convenience contract that is available for use by all State, City, and County public entities. The purpose of this contract is to provide multi-traded general construction services to accomplish small to medium sized projects for repair, alteration, modernization, rehabilitation, renovation and minor new construction to infrastructure, buildings, structures, or other real property. The State of Georgia used a competitive bidding procedure to select contractors to perform these services for this project. Terms: Net 30 days. Delivery: As requested.

The vendor is:

S.C. F.H. Paschen (6605 Abercorn Street, Savanah, GA)^(B)           $74,929

A pre-proposal meeting was not conducted as these goods are being procured through the use of a state contract agreement. (B) Indicates local, non-DBE business.

Approval