City of Gainesville - File #: 110750.

• File #: 110750.
• Version: 0
• Name: Historic Depot Building Rehabilitation - West Construction, Inc. Contract Change Order (B)
• Type: Staff Recommendation
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/15/2012
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 3/15/2012
• Title: Historic Depot Building Rehabilitation – West Construction, Inc. Contract Change Order (B) This item involves a request for the City Commission to approve West Construction, Inc. as a Specified Source to construct the “Context Area” in order to utilize HUD EDI funds prior to expiration on July 31, 2012 and to approve a contract change order address unforeseen conditions in the Depot Building Rehabilitation project.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2012	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

Title
Historic Depot Building Rehabilitation – West Construction, Inc. Contract Change Order (B)

This item involves a request for the City Commission to approve West Construction, Inc. as a Specified Source to construct the “Context Area” in order to utilize HUD EDI funds prior to expiration on July 31, 2012 and to approve a contract change order address unforeseen conditions in the Depot Building Rehabilitation project.

Explanation
The Historic Gainesville Depot Building Rehabilitation project includes the restoration, rehabilitation, and installation of utilities to a 10,200 sq ft wood frame building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is to comply with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and to become a model of historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and sustainability. The project is seeking LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Originally constructed in 1860, with significant additions in 1910, the Gainesville Depot is an important resource that reflects the history of the railroad as it relates to Florida’s growth in general and Gainesville in particular. Once completed, the building will frame the main entrance and become and important amenity for future Depot Park and downtown Gainesville.

On June 2, 2011 the City Commission approved the award of the Depot Building Phase I construction to West Construction, Inc. The scope of West Construction’s contract for Phase I included the stabilization and restoration of the building’s core and shell as well as the installation of modern features and utilities to serve the building. Phase II of the Depot Building project includes the construction of the site surrounding the Depot Building (a.k.a. “Context Area”) and was originally not included in West Construction’s contract due to the City’s pending remediation action plan and removal of arseni...