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Update on the Reallocation of Portable Outfield Fencing Funding
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Status on the ball fields:
• Initially, a quote was obtained from an Albuquerque based fencing contractor to install the entire system including aluminum poles and the netting. It was found that the price was rather high, so another approach was considered to save cost.
• The next approach considered was to have the Department of Utilities provide engineered drawings and install “telephone poles”, followed by a vendor to install the netting . Utilities has the ability to do the engineering for poles, but they are electrical engineers and do not have the ability to provide a Professional Engineers stamp for the structural requirements for obtaining a building permit from the State. It was considered to hire a structural engineer to provide the needed drawings, but it was thought that it would be more efficient to have a vendor provide the engineered drawings since it is common for netting installations that the vendors provide the engineering for their netting systems.
• A vendor was located that has an existing GSA contract so the specifications were sent to them. They responded that they could only do one ball field for the allotted budget.
• We are now taking the approach of issuing a Request For Proposals (RFP) to find the best price and get the most from the budget. The RFP is expected to be advertised by January 16th.