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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Tuesday, February 18, 2020 <br />Page 15 <br />McKnight and Mrs. Echt that I firmly believe that that is my best recommendation to Mayfield <br />Village and Council. I will let Mr. McKnight if he wants to talk some more where it came from. <br />Jim McKnight <br />Landscape Architect <br />I put the plans together for bidding. We received 8 bids so there was a lot of interest in the <br />contracting community. The low bid was received from ProTouch. We investigated some of <br />their references. We got a good response from the quality of their work. Our big concern with <br />their portfolio of their projects was the size of their projects. They had no project larger than <br />$200,000 on the list. This is quite a bigger project in scale compared to the projects they have <br />completed. The second low bidder is Licursi Company out of Kirtland and they have completed <br />a project of $1.2 million for the City of Lakewood within the last few years. They did two <br />playgrounds at Lakewood Park and Cove Park. I have also worked with Licursi over the years. <br />They have also completed the University of Akron Coleman Common Project. <br />My recommendation after reviewing the low bid was to go with Licursi Company. We also have <br />a couple of alternates that we are recommending be accepted as well. One is for a drinking <br />fountain and the other is to replace a fence along the parking area at the edge of the playground. <br />Are there any other questions? <br />Mr. Coyne stated, just to add to Mr. McKnight's comments. The difference was approximately <br />1% so it was very close. The ProTouch bid was a good bid. We have reached out to them too. If <br />they want to meet further, we would be glad to talk to them further. It was a close call but it is <br />lowest and best. <br />Mr. Paul asked, you reached out to us? Is that what you said? <br />Mr. Coyne replied, yes. The public portion is closed at this time. Actually, I did send a letter to <br />you today. <br />Mr. Paul asked, today? <br />Mr. Coyne replied, yes. <br />Mr. Paul stated, okay. <br />Ms. Jurcisek stated, if you look at the two alternates, the grand total between the two is an $8,000 <br />difference. I do have one question in regards to one of the alternates, the fencing. It's talking <br />about replacing the fencing. It won't be replaced to enclose the playground. It's just another <br />ornamental fence that will extend it further, is that correct? <br />Mr. McKnight replied, that's correct, yes. The overall length of the playground is going to be a <br />little bit longer along the edge of the parking lot than what the current playground is. This would <br />essentially replace what's there and extend it to the new walkway. <br />