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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />JULY 1,2014 <br />TITLE: APPROVEDJUL. 01 2014 a3A <br />AWARD A CONSTRUCTION ZAs Recommended <br />CONTRACT FOR THE SANTA ANA ZOO ❑ As Amended <br />OCELOT EXHIBIT PROJECT NO. El Ordinance on 6 Reading <br />( El Ordinance on 2"tl Reading <br />132636) ❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER -.2014— <br />r <br />. DI4—rI7" - 1 o-7 7 <br />Award a contract to Lehman Construction, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance <br />with the Base Bid lump sum prices including Add Alternates I, II, III and IV, totaling $397,419, <br />for the construction of the Santa Ana Zoo Ocelot Exhibit. <br />2. Approve the Cost Analysis for a total estimated project delivery cost of $516,630. <br />3. Approve an amendment to the agreement between the City of Santa Ana and Friends of Santa <br />Ana Zoo to accept an additional $176,902 donation for the Santa Ana Zoo Ocelot Exhibit <br />project, for a total project contribution of $526,902. <br />4. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing the Friends of Santa Ana Zoo donation of <br />$176,902 in the PRCSA Fees and Donations revenue account and appropriating the same <br />amount into the PRCSA Fees and Donations expenditure account. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In June 2013, City Council approved the FY 13/14 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that <br />included a project to construct the Ocelot Exhibit at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park (Exhibit 1). <br />When completed, the Ocelot Exhibit will showcase these wild spotted cats, and educate the public <br />on how these animals survive in their natural habitat. Project improvements include construction of <br />an ocelot holding facility, habitat exhibit areas with fencing, pathways, irrigation, and landscaping. <br />The new Ocelot Exhibit is part of the Santa Ana Zoo Master Plan and is made possible by the <br />Friends of Santa Ana Zoo (FOSAZ). FOSAZ has supported the Santa Ana Zoo for many years by <br />raising funds through its zoo membership program, proceeds from train and carousel rides, gift <br />shop sales and charitable donations. The organization also actively works to conserve <br />endangered species and focus the zoo collection on animals from Central and South America. In <br />particular, the Santa Ana Zoo, along with zoos across the nation, is working collectively to save the <br />