Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/10/2024 - 7:00 PM
Category: Action Items
Type: Action
Subject: Acceptance of Summer 2024 Playground Bid Proposals and Approval to Award the 2024 Playground Renovations for Hawthorne Elementary, Pleasant Hill Elementary and Sandburg Elementary to D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois.
Vision 2026:
Operational Excellence Strategies 1
Address facilities projects identified in the Facilities Master Plan.
Policy:
Background In the Fall of 2021, The Board of Education committed to create a base funding model and playbook to help replace aging playgrounds at the District's elementary schools. The playgrounds at Hawthorne Elementary, Pleasant Hill Elementary and Sandburg Elementary were identified as the projects that would a priority for replacement in the summer of 2024.
File Attachment:
1214 CUSD 200_2024 Playground-Bid Summary Letter.pdf
1214 CUSD 200_2024 Playground-Budget Summary.pdf
Summary: Bids for the playground renovation work at Hawthorne Elementary, Pleasant Hill Elementary and Sandburg Elementary schools were released to the public on December 6, 2023. Bids were due at 1:00pm on December 22, 2023. Four (4) bid proposals were received and opened. Bid pricing was reviewed by Upland Design and D & J Landscape was confirmed as the low bidder. CUSD 200 will be purchasing all playground equipment through a national purchasing cooperative and safety surfacing for Hawthorne and Sandburg from a local source. The safety surfacing for Pleasant Hill is included in Alternate #2 and will be supplied by D & J.
Funding: 2024-2025 Capital Project Fund
Board Policy 4:60 Purchases and Contracts
Recommendation: The Business Office recommends the following items to the Board of Education:

1. Based on the submitted bids and bid review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to renovate the playgrounds at Hawthorne Elementary, Pleasant Hill Elementary and Sandburg Elementary schools in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $331,344.77.
2. Based on the Alternate #1 bid submission and review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to remove and replace all existing concrete around the playground area at Pleasant Hill Elementary in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $14,247.50.
3. Based on the Alternate #2 bid submission and review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to install a poured-in-place playground surface at Pleasant Hill Elementary in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $40,689.00.
4. Based on the Alternate #3 bid submission and review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to remove and replace the existing ornamental fence and gate at Pleasant Hill Elementary in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $29,059.64.
5. The direct purchase of all playground equipment and additional safety surfacing by the CUSD 200 Business Office.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Brian O'Keeffe - Asst Superintendent Business Services
Signed By:
Jeff Schuler - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Dave Long Moved, Member John Rutledge seconded to approve the Original motion 'The Business Office recommends the following items to the Board of Education:

1. Based on the submitted bids and bid review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to renovate the playgrounds at Hawthorne Elementary, Pleasant Hill Elementary and Sandburg Elementary schools in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $331,344.77.
2. Based on the Alternate #1 bid submission and review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to remove and replace all existing concrete around the playground area at Pleasant Hill Elementary in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $14,247.50.
3. Based on the Alternate #2 bid submission and review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to install a poured-in-place playground surface at Pleasant Hill Elementary in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $40,689.00.
4. Based on the Alternate #3 bid submission and review, the hiring of D & J Landscape of Shorewood, Illinois to remove and replace the existing ornamental fence and gate at Pleasant Hill Elementary in the summer of 2024 for the total amount of $29,059.64.
5. The direct purchase of all playground equipment and additional safety surfacing by the CUSD 200 Business Office.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Brad Paulsen     Yes
Rob Hanlon     Yes
Dave Long     Yes
Angela Blatner     Yes
Julie Kulovits     Yes
Erik Hjerpe     Yes
John Rutledge     Yes