South-West View of the Ponca City Aquatic and
Family Center — YMCA
SITE PLAN |
MAIN LEVEL |
UPPER LEVEL
Preparation Work Payment At New
Center Is Approved
By BEVERLY BRYANT
News Staff Writer
Ponca City’s Board of Commissioners approved the
third payment to Lambert Construction Co. for work on the Ponca City
Aquatic and Family Center — YMCA Monday night.
The $585,540 payment was for the period beginning Feb. 12, for site
work portion.
The work in this part of the project included general construction
requirements and supervision by Lambert Construction Co.; storm
water pollution prevention by Lambert Construction Co.; dirtwork by
Jeff Frank Farms Trenching and Construction; site utilities by Sober
Brothers Inc. of Ponca City, and surveying and construction staking
and layout by Pioneer Surveying of Ponca City.
Assistant City Engineer Mike Chapman said contractors lost 11 work
days last month because of rain, but that should not impact the
remaining schedule, he said.
An adjustment was made because of the rain delay, however. Some 300
feet of sanitary sewer was not completed during the billing period
because of the rain, Chapman said. The architect on the project
adjusted the payment to reflect the amount of work that could not be
completed.
Chapman said the work that begins this week includes fly ash
stabilization of the parking lot area by Evans and Associates of
Ponca City. Chapman said the company’s normal practice is to do the
fly ash work during the day.
“They have some equipment that works better than the equipment on
the previous fly ash work,” Chapman said. “We do not expect to have
midnight fly ash sessions out there this time.”
City and YMCA staff will meet Wednesday with the architect and
contractors.
Rock
Climbing Wall Contract Approved
By BEVERLY BRYANT
News Staff Writer
City commissioners approved a $241,136 contract to design and build
the rock-climbing wall for the Ponca City Aquatic and Family Center
— YMCA with Entre Prises USA Monday night.
Assistant City Engineer Mike Chapman said the wall will be a
prominent part of the center, especially when viewed at night.
He said the climbing wall will have an artificial covering installed
on a steel support frame and will stand 40 feet tall.
It includes six automatic belays which will make it more accessible
to children to use after school.
“We started this selection process in May of last year,” Chapman
told commissioners. “We suspended it when the first bids came in.
Six proposals were reviewed by city and YMCA staff and the
architect.” After the May 26 bid opening, Chapman said the city
restated its desire for proposals from these companies.
“We had already selected the three best from the six companies,” he
said.
“This is a functional art work that has to be designed and built.
It’s really a professional service agreement,” Chapman said.
“The handholds and climbing routes require special expertise and the
work must satisfy the Oklahoma Department of Labor. This contract
includes all those features,” he said.
The contract amount of $241,136 is less than the $250,000 budgeted
for the project, he said.
Chapman said the tail portion of the climbing wall is 9 feet tall
and 20 feet long and is designed for kids to climb on.
The contract was approved unanimously.
