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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS, ENTER INTO A CONTRACT, AND APPROVE THE PRE-PURCHASE OF RETAINING WALL BLOCKS FROM MACK INDUSTRIES FOR THE ELLSWORTH MEADOWS GOLF COURSE - HOLE 17 RETAINING WALL INSTALLATION, PHASE 2 PROECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: Hole 17 at Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course features a long pond that has experienced significant erosion along its northerly perimeter due to wave action. In 2024, the westerly 600 feet of the pond had a retaining wall installed near the green of the 17th hole. This project will extend the wall to protect the Green at Hole #3 and the Tee Box for Hole #4.
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Legislative History
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Purpose & Explanation
Hole 17 at Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course features a long pond that has experienced significant erosion along its northerly perimeter due to wave action. In 2024, the westerly 600 feet of the pond had a retaining wall installed near the green of the 17th hole. This project will extend the wall, approximately 600-650 feet to protect the Green at Hole #3 and the Tee Box for Hole #4.
This project is being designed in-house. The project includes the purchase and installation of concrete, retaining wall blocks. As construction of the project is planned for early 2027, when the golf course experiences limited use, staff will order the blocks ahead of bidding the installation of the wall due to the lead time needed to manufacture the concrete blocks. Due to this staff requests the appropriation of 2026 funds to pre-purchase retaining wall blocks for Phase 2 of the Ellsworth Retaining Wall project ahead of the official bid and award. Pre-purchasing is necessary to expedite manufacturing and secure the project timeline. Mack Industries possesses only three molds to produce the specialized "Top Block" required for the project. At a maximum production rate of three blocks per day—assuming no competing orders—manufacturing will take at least six weeks. Securing these...
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