And it looks like in the rush to push this through in a bogus $500,000+ privately-funded public relations campaign the city's engineering staff didn't do their job on the specs.
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That is only one of twenty items on the meeting's Tentative Agenda that was printed on 09.03.2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mon 09.14.2020
| Meeting Name: | City Council | Agenda status: | Tentative |
| Meeting date/time: | 9/14/2020 5:45 PM | Minutes status: | Draft |
| Meeting location: | Virtual Platform | ||
| Published agenda: |  Agenda |
| File #: | 20-0827 |
| Type: | Minutes | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council |
| On agenda: | 9/14/2020 |
| Title: | Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written. |
| Attachments: | 1. August 24, 2020 Study, 2. August 31, 2020 Regular, 3. August 31, 2020 Study |
Asking approval for an increase in costs - "the first Guaranteed Maximum Price - a contract award in the amount of $213,095.00 (GMP) and authorizing a change order allowance in the amount of $21,309.50, for a total amount of $234,404.50.
The scope of work includes interior demolition, site demolition and other associated tasks.
Additional GMP’s for the remaining building construction will be presented to City Council at a later date.
?? The lease agreement commits the City to the renovation of 6,000 to 12,000 square-foot of the existing 26,500 sf building
?? Completing this demolition work early during the design phase of the project will allow the Architect and CMAR to obtain a better understanding of the existing structure and systems in the building, making the design more accurate and allowing construction progress without encountering extensive unknown conditions in the building.
> the majority of the work in the project will be competitively bid by Okland Construction to multiple subcontractors.
City Council Report
Date: September 14, 2020
To: City Council
Through: Kari Kent, Assistant City Manager
From: Beth Huning, City Engineer
Marc Ahlstrom, Assistant City Engineer
Subject: The Studios @ Mesa City Center (District 4) – First Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP No. 1)
| File #: | 20-0901 |
| Type: | Contract | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council |
| On agenda: | 9/14/2020 |
| Title: | The Studios @ Mesa City Center - First Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP No. 1) (District 4) In February 2018, City Council approved an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Arizona State University (ASU) for a new academic building in downtown Mesa (ASU Creative Futures Laboratory). This agreement also included provisions for ASU to assist with the programming of the vacant City-owned building located at 59 East 1st Street (Mesa’s first public library). In November 2018, the City and ASU subsequently entered into a Lease Agreement for the new academic building. The Lease Agreement commits the City to the renovation of 6,000 to 12,000 square-foot of the existing 26,500 sf building, which will be called The Studios @ Mesa City Center. GMP No. 1 includes general site demolition, complete interior demolition within the existing structure, and associated tasks. Staff recommends awarding the contract for this project to the selected Construction Manager at Risk, Okland Construction, in ... |
| Attachments: | 1. Council Report, 2. Project Location Map |
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