20 November 2019

Getting ready-To-Read?? . . . More Than A Few Things Up To Approve In Front of Mesa City Council in December

ARE YOU READY-TO-READ??
There's more than 'a few' - 100 Items to be exact on Legislation that is Agenda Ready. Readers of this blog can find the entire list here >
Council, Committee & Board Research Center
http://mesa.legistar.com/Legislation.aspx 

Extracts with Meeting Details and links to Attachments: Scroll down below . . .
These are only some highlights
#1 is the Second Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP No.2) ASU @ Mesa City Center >
You can see the JUMBOTRON vision in a larger-than-life exaggerated perspective for a less-than-spectacular schematic design that is intended to blur the distinction between ASU and city government.
The proposed CAD architecture has been described as mediocre-at-best. . . 
It's an insult to any creative future for a public plaza that upholds the high standards of the Mesa Arts Center.
The proposed production studios are usually located on back-lots - NOT relegated or badly planned and executed as the centerpiece of an URBAN PLAZA intended for the public.
How all this got connected with a staged-stunt by Hizzoner Mayor John Giles to benefit his close cohort of 'friends-and-family' out to gamble on rampant real estate speculation for their own private well-creation is the flimsy backbone of this behind-the-back planning nightmare . . . and the high price keeps escalating on the congested site selected. 
Why should Mesa taxpayers go into any more public debt to finance the schemes of millionaires?

The total authorized amount recommended for this contract is $X,XXX,XXX.XX, based upon a GMP of $X,XXX,XXX.00, plus an additional $XXX,XXX.00 (X%) as a change order allowance.  This project is funded by the Economic Investment and Excise Tax Obligation - Construction Funds.

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File #: 19-1296   
Type: Contract Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/9/2019
Title: Mesa City Center - Second Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP No. 2) ASU @ Mesa City Center (District 4) 
 This GMP for site preparation and structure work for ASU @ Mesa City Center is the second of a series of GMP’s relating to City Center work. The scope of work includes removal of existing improvements within the new building footprint, excavation of the building site, preparation of the building pad, foundations, and the concrete structure of the building. The total authorized amount recommended for this contract is $X,XXX,XXX.XX, based upon a GMP of $X,XXX,XXX.00, plus an additional $XXX,XXX.00 (X%) as a change order allowance.  This project is funded by the Economic Investment and Excise Tax Obligation - Construction Funds.
Attachments: 1. CP0871ASU GMP2 Site Prep Council Report_20191118,
2. ASUAtMesaCityCenterASU_CouncilExhibit


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