Explanation
Background: In February, 2012 Mayor Michael B. Coleman announced a program to fight vacant and abandoned properties that includes a plan to aggressively target and demolish blighted structures. This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with three contractors to provide demolition and asbestos abatement services under the program. The companies responded to a Request for Proposal (RFP), SA-004485, and were selected by an evaluation committee as the companies with the best proposals. A total of five companies responded. The companies and proposed contract amounts are as follows:
Watson General Contracting $300,000
B and B Wrecking, Inc. $300,000
Ransom Company $300,000
Fiscal Impact: Funds are available in the 2012 Capital Improvement Budget in Fund 782 Housing Preservation Fund. Cash for this project is contingent on the July 10th Bond Sale.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is required in order to complete the work within the timeframe for which the cost estimates were given and demolish the structures as soon as possible.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with three contractors to provide demolition and asbestos abatement services as part of the Vacant and Abandon Properties Initiative; to authorize the expenditure of $900,000.00 from the Housing Preservation Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($900,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Mayor Michael B. Coleman announced the Vacant and Abandon Properties Initiative, a comprehensive plan to address vacant and abandoned properties that includes a goal to demolish hundreds of structures over the next four years; and
WHEREAS, various City offices are implementing the demolition portion of the program, including the targeting of vacant and abandoned properties through tax foreclosure and seeking authorization to demolish blighted properties from the...
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