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at ground level and extreme drought tolerance, we had not fully considered the fact that it does not reproduce through rhizomes. thus never creating a thick, full, self -maintaining lawn. Moreover, while it can be sheared extremely close to the ground, it is not resistant to heavv foot traffic. Both of these items. in tandem with the consideration of neighboring resident aerial views of the Park. lead us to believe that "Bermuda' grass in the open field area, with "St. Augustine" in the remainder of the park, is the best possible solution. To confirm our decision, we have discussed this arrangement with several recreation professionals and landscape contractors within Miami -Dade County. All agree that the City will benefit enormously and be much happier by installing the proper grass for the intended purpose at this point in development. Of course, Tropic Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance, Inc. will credit the City in full for the budgeted Bahia sod, as has been done for all of the trees previously planted and removed. This, however, still results in an additional $11,000.00 for the preferred grass. With approximately S4.000.00 in additional required work and materials already performed, and a desire to add groundcover around the base of the large fig trees to discourage children from climbing and physically abusing the prop roots and trunks, we are requesting a Change Order for this project in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00. While we are comfortable that the unspecified quantity of groundcover shall be nowhere near $5,000.00, we would like to provide for a small contingency for minor oversights, which to date has never been requested by this Administration for this project. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: It should be noted that David Santana, President of Tropic Landscaping has worked very closely with staff to help with practical decisions and has been very generous to offer us almost $8,000.00 in credit for the exchanged trees, which is the original cost to the City. Moreover, the additional funds requested for the Passive Park are reflective of what would have been spent originally had the park been planned in this fashion. The only money that the City has been unable to recoup is that spent on seeding the park last year. Even with these Change Orders, to date, the City is approximately $60,000 under budget for the Passive Park, including the addition of a spectacular tot lot, and design and oversight from our original landscape architect. It should be noted that since this Administration has personally taken control of the Passive Park design and development, the project has progressed properly and expediently, with the internal drainage working better than could have ever been anticipated. 132