Brandstetter Carroll selected to evaluate pool

The Corbin City Commission unanimously selected Brandstetter Carroll’s response to the request for qualifications for work on the Corbin City Pool during its regular monthly meeting on Monday.

After much debate, the commission unanimously voted at the Oct. 22 meeting to approve a 14-day deadline for companies to respond to the request for qualifications (RFQ) advertised by City Manager Marlon Sams.

An RFQ is a request for companies to send their qualifications to potentially complete a project specified by the advertiser. The RFQ for the city pool requested qualifications regarding architectural services for the assessment and renovation of the pool.

During the Oct. 22 special called meeting, Commissioner Trent Knuckles asked for a 21-day deadline as opposed to the 14-day deadline.

“It seems like maybe a pretty tight turn around,” explained Knuckles during the meeting.

The RFQ responses include numerous items including information about the business, previous work and experiences and the company’s history.

Knuckles also asked who wrote the RFQ, and Sams told the commissioners that the company, Brandstetter Carroll, which completed the Splash Pad for Corbin, provided input during the creation of the RFQ on the pool renovations. The input from Brandstetter Carroll, along with some input from Sams himself, was used to draft the RFQ.

Knuckles asked if Brandstetter Carroll would likely submit a response to the RFQ, and Sams said, “That is one reason that they didn’t send us an assessment yet.”

At the Nov. 15 meeting, Sams told the commission it had received two responses to the RFQ. Sams told the commission that after much personal debate, his recommendation was to select Brandstetter Carroll’s response.

“Both of them were very qualified,” Sams told the commission. “They were the ones that did our Splash Pad. They are very experienced.”

Sams informed the commission that the next steps involve the company coming to evaluate the pool, make its recommendations, and provide an estimation on cost.

Brandstetter Carroll will assist the city in writing the bid to contract the work.

Currently the pool is not in use per a state inspection. The inspection found repairs need to be made to the main drain line, the installation of a filter system capable of filtering at the approved filtration rate, and more needed to be complete before it can be reopened.

A solar cover has been purchased and received. It was used briefly, but is currently in storage.

The dome was ordered by the Piranhas swim group through their fundraising efforts.

A heater has not been purchased by the city, said Sams. No contracts or agreements have been signed with the swim team or other entities regarding usage of the pool as of Nov. 16.

According to the KAC – KCEOC Aquatic Club Facebook page, an Oct. 14 post states, “We have raised just over $52,000 towards the purchase of the dome thanks to those in our community that see the benefit of our program and the impact that it will have on our area youth.”

That is the most recent update on the page regarding the groups fundraising efforts.

The Piranhas swim team page has been sharing updates from the KAC – KCEOC Aquatic Club Facebook page as updates to the fundraising efforts have occurred.