Title
Downtown “Bo Diddley” Plaza: North Side Project Update and Guaranteed Maximum Price Proposal (B)
Explanation
At the October 2014 CRA meeting, CRA Staff gave a detailed presentation on the feedback received from internal and external stakeholders regarding the three design schemes for the improvements on the north side of the Downtown Plaza. The overarching goals of the concepts are to improve safety, visibility and accessibility on the Plaza and to increase its functionality and flexibility. The concept plan included three building additions to the north side including a green room addition with a water wall feature addressing University Avenue, a café on the northeast corner and an information kiosk on the northwest corner. All improvements would assist in supporting events, increasing programming and to help activate the Plaza during times when it’s underutilized.
The Staff Recommendation was approved by the Board to move forward with the conceptual design of Scheme “3” for submission to the review process. Just short of three months later, the project has successfully made it through the Minor Development Plan review process and is pending a Final Development Order. The Plaza is set to be closed for construction at the beginning of March in anticipation of building permits being issued.
Simultaneously, Staff has been working with the design team to incorporate stakeholder feedback and CRA Board comments received. In this presentation, comments will be identified and addressed. Staff has also been working with Oelrich Construction on preparing and negotiating a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal for construction of the improvements. Staff will speak to the scope of the project, the anticipated schedule and the proposed price for construction of the improvements. 90% construction documents can be downloaded at this Dropbox location:
CRA Staff has also be...
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