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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH PERSPECTUS ARCHITECTURE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE ELLSWORTH MEADOWS GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE.
Brief Description: This project involves the design and professional services for the new Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course Clubhouse including site design, structural design, mechanicals, fire suppression, and architecture design.
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Legislative History
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Purpose & Explanation
Bids were received on February 17, 2023, for the design and professional services RFP for the new Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course Clubhouse. Below is the Architect's Estimate from 2022 DS Architecture along with the respective consulting proposals.
2022 Architect's Estimate: $90,000.00 (Note: The Administration considered this cost estimate very low based on the $2 Million cost of construction, but the firm that estimated assured us of the cost. Administration estimated for the design cost were estimated to be about 12 % or more of the construction costs, of which Perspectus proposal is about equal to.)
Perspectus Architecture----$ 181,000.00 Base Fee
DS Architects--------------$ 237,495.00 Base Fee (If incl "if Authorized Items" the total $311,345.00.)
Perspectus Architecture has had considerable experience in the design of a number of golf clubhouses including Gleneagles Golf Clubhouse, Canterbury Golf Club, Pepper Pike Club, and Westwood Country Club. The team they have assembled for this project are well-respected professionals, with a number of them working for the City of Hudson in the past on other projects.
The golf course had a $1,318,927 unencumbered fund balance at the end of 2022. By comparison, the fund balance was $360,787 at the end of 2019. This is due to the course having experienced a record number of rounds played each of the last three years. The expectation is the simulators will provide cash flow during the winter months as well as poor weather days throughout the regula...
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