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3 <br />practice began. However, due to the amount of time it took staff to set up and take down <br />this system it was not used regularly. Without an automatic irrigation system, to apply the <br />needed amount of water (1 inch recommended per week) at Cummings Park with our <br />Public Works Staff regularly setting up and taking down this sprinkler system, it is <br />estimated that it would take the following amount of labor (weather permitting): <br />• 6 hours per week x 24 weeks = 144 hours per year (May-Oct) <br />• 144 hours per year x$20.00 =$2,880 per year <br />The set up and take down for this operation could be completed by seasonal staff. <br />However, the time frame that watering would occur (Mid May through October) is longer <br />than the City typically has seasonal staff employed. Therefore, an average hourly wage of <br />$20.00 per hour was used in this analysis. <br />The cost of the proposed automatic irrigation system is $16,333.75. Therefore, it would <br />take approxim.ately 6 years %r the City to recover this cost. This does not take into effect <br />the other tasks that this type of operation would take our staff away from. In addition, this <br />type of watering takes place during the main portion of the day which is not the ideal time <br />of day to water. Ideally, overnight or early morning watering is best. If the fields are <br />watered during the main portion of the business hours to allow for our staff to do the <br />watering, the fields would be unusable a maj ority of the day. <br />Budget <br />The Special 1Zevenue Park Fund includes $17,000 for this proj ect. <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends a motion to award the Cummings Park Irrigation Installment to Village <br />Plumbing, Inc. in the amount of $1,616.00 for the plumbing installation, Anderson <br />Irrigation, Inc. in the amount of $13,867.75 for the irrigation installation plus an additional <br />amount of $850.00 for a City purchased water meter for a total project cost not to exceed <br />$16,333.75. <br />Requested Council Motion <br />Motion to award the Cummings Park Irrigation Installment to Village Plumbing, Inc. in the <br />amount of $1,616.00 for the plumbing installation, Anderson Irrigation, Inc. in the amount <br />of $13,867.75 for the irrigation installation plus an additional amount of $850.00 for a City <br />purchased water meter for a total project cost not to exceed $16,333.75. <br />I IMet�o-inet. us l ardenhills IPR&PWIParks IMemos I Council Memos 1032910 Cummings Park Irrigation. doc <br />