Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with M+A Architects for professional project administration consulting services for the future demolition of City-Owned structures.
The City needs to prepare for the decommissioning and demolition of four existing city buildings and associated structures and infrastructure located at the Greenlawn Avenue complex (at one time homes to functions of the Department of Public Safety, Public Service, and Finance and Management, and Recreation and Parks). As well, the scope of services for this contract also includes the preparation of plans and specifications necessary for the decommissioning and/or demolition of any other buildings or facilities that may be deemed unfit, no longer of economic value for reuse or sale, or for which environmental or Code related issues make renovation or rehabilitation prohibitively expensive or difficult. These buildings have outlived their useful lives and are in poor condition, have environmental issues such as asbestos and lead paint that will need abatement, the need for a phase one analysis due to possible underground storage tanks and contaminated soils, and are on lands for which future development or construction is contemplated.
Actual demolition for any of these buildings and facilities will require Council authorization via subsequent legislative authority.
The Office of Construction Management solicited Requests for Statements of Qualifications, due on August 5, 2011. The City received (11) eleven responses (0 FBE, 2*MBE): Meyers + Associates Architecture, *Ribway Engineering Group Inc., Renouveau Design, Inc. , *Moody Nolan, M+A Architects, J.L. Bender Architects & Planners, Robert E. Evans Architects, Inc., MS Consultants Inc., CTL Engineering of Ohio, Inc., SPGB Architects, LLC., and DLZ.
Emergency action is requested so that the design for ...
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