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Sparks council approves multiple CIP contracts and equipment purchases totaling roughly $4.5 million
Summary
Council approved awards and amendments for construction and engineering contracts for parks and wastewater facilities and authorized fleet and equipment purchases, including $1.46M for Golden Eagle turf replacement and a $1.9M amendment for the Truckee Meadows dewatering project.
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Sparks City Council approved several capital-improvement and equipment purchases that city staff said are part of the current fiscal-year capital plan.
Parks development coordinator Brandon Miles presented a recommended award for synthetic turf outfield replacement at Golden Eagle Regional Park (fields 11, 12 and 15). Staff received four bids and recommended awarding construction contract AC6154 to Sentinel Builders LLC for $1,464,674; council approved the contract unanimously.
On utilities projects, treatment plant manager Casey Munster described design and construction-management-at-risk work for a new dewatering building at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility. Staff sought approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Jacobs Engineering Group agreement to cover redesign and additional services after initial cost estimates substantially exceeded budget. The amendment adds $1,897,438 overall, with Sparks—s share $595,226.30; the revised not-to-exceed total for the overall agreement is $5,963,934. Council approved the amendment unanimously.
Council also approved a $600,000 engineering design contract with Keller & Associates for thickened primary sludge pumping improvements, with Sparks' share listed at $188,220.
Public works manager Mark Anderson requested and the council approved three equipment purchases as part of routine fleet replacement and capital planning: two International CV515 dump trucks with upfitting for $382,795.12; a Multi Hog CV350 compact multipurpose sweeper with attachments for $260,029.57 (partially reimbursable through RTC funding on multimodal projects); and a hardware/software retrofit for CCTV van 4801 for $244,234.03. Staff said these purchases were budgeted in their CIP and are intended to replace aging units and improve maintenance of trails, downtown event areas and sewer/stormline inspection capability.
Council members praised competitive bidding on the turf project and staff work to rebalance designs on the dewatering project after early cost estimates doubled engineering expectations. All listed contracts and purchases passed by unanimous vote.
The council record shows staff will proceed with contract execution and project delivery under existing procurement and CIP oversight; several items mentioned follow-up coordination with other funding partners (for example RTC reimbursements) and future reporting to council as projects advance.
