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April 12, 2016 – Council authorized staff to advertise for bids and solicit quotes for the replacement of the Eagles Nest Indoor Playground. February 2, 2016 – Staff presented about the current Eagles Nest Indoor Playground and the proposed replacement process at the Council Work Session. March 11, 2003 - Council authorized the replacement of the original Eagles Nest Indoor Playground in the amount of $250,000. September 22, 1993 – Council approved the construction of the Family Service Center (now the New Brighton Community Center) which included the original Eagles Nest Indoor Playground. Financial Impact: The entire project budget was $489,700. This was to include demolition and removal of the old playground, installation of the new playground, new carpet and a contingency for unexpected expenses. This final payment of $20,340.85 will bring the project total to $494,289.30 or $4,589.30 over the approved budget of $489,700. Explanation: The Eagles Nest Indoor Playground Replacement was a competitively bid project that followed the Best Value Procurement process. Proposals were opened on April 24, 2017. Four companies submitted two proposals each, for a total of eight proposals. Council approved the CRS proposal on June 13, 2017. Demolition of the old playground began September 5, with the new playground opening to the public on November 17. During the process, it was determined that none of the potential vendors were able to meet the Uniform Building Code. The specific portion of the code that the vendors were unable to meet dealt with the heat release point of the plastics used in the playground. Because of this, it was determined that safety enhancements were necessary to the building. The first enhancement was to the fire suppression system in the playground area. Research showed the previous system in the playground area needed to be improved. This improvement included relocating the sprinkler heads in the area to give better coverage, but also more heads in the area and increased the amount of water brought to the area. The next safety enhancement was to install a system that would remove toxic smoke or super- heated gasses in the case of a fire. If this type of unfortunate emergency does occur, additional smoke detectors, a smoke exhaust fan and a mechanism to automatically open the south and west entry doors were added to the Eagles Nest area. The cost for these safety improvements was $32,788.