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City staff outline status of Improve Our Tulsa capital and parks projects; utility relocations causing long delays
Summary
City staff told the Budget & Special Projects Committee on April 2 that major capital and parks projects funded through Improve Our Tulsa (IoT) are underway but facing cost and schedule pressure, with utility relocations, inflation and supply chain issues delaying many street and infrastructure projects.
City staff briefed the Budget and Special Projects Committee on April 2 on the status of capital and parks projects in the Improve Our Tulsa program, highlighting a $79.7 million renovation listed as IoT 3, upcoming construction for an expanded animal shelter and widespread delays caused by utility relocations.
Staff said Beck Design has been selected as the design firm for the $79,700,000 IoT 3 project (project number 28) and that the city has budgeted an initial $5,000,000 for early work and will solicit a construction manager at-risk in the next 30 to 60 days. Public Safety Center work is moving forward as well: a joint design team of Narrate and DLR Group was selected and a construction manager has been chosen, and staff reported the project is moving into conceptual design.
Parks items highlighted included an animal shelter expansion (project 10), for which bids opened in February and staff said a contract award and construction mobilization are expected in the next two to three weeks. Parks staff said Chamberlain Pool reconstruction is under way with an anticipated completion in early June 2025, and multiple playground replacements and rehabilitation projects are staged…
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