Fiscal Note
This resolution extends the contract with AVA Civic Enterprises, Inc. for the services of George E. Austin as project director for the Judge Doyle redevelopment project. Beginning in 2011 through June 2016, $252,875, has been paid to AVA Civic Enterprises for project management services on this project. This resolution would authorize payment of up to $60,000 for project director services through the pre-construction phase of the Judge Doyle project. The Judge Doyle project ("Judge Doyle Square" -- Project #8 under 2016 Adopted Capital Budget for Economic Development Division) has sufficient budget authority to meet these anticipated project management costs.
[SxD Project 810707; MUNIS Project 10760 -- 2015; MUNIS Org Code 14206625 -- 2016]
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Extend a Contract with AVA Civic Enterprises, Inc. for Project Director Services for the Judge Doyle Square Project
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WHEREAS, since 2011 George E. Austin has acted as the City’s project director and staff team lead for the Judge Doyle Square Project through a series of contracts between the City and his company, AVA Civic Enterprises, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, in October of 2015 after exclusive negotiation with JDS, LLC/Exact Sciences, the City received notification that Exact Sciences would not be locating its headquarters at Judge Doyle Square, and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2015, the City authorized the extension of the Contract with AVA Civic Enterprises, Inc for additional project director services for a cost not to exceed $30,000, and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2015, the Common Council adopted RES-15-00893 to request that the remaining three RFP respondents update their respective Judge Doyle Square proposals and submit those updated proposals to the City no later than January 19, 2016;
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2016, the Board of Estimates considered all the information received throughout the process and recommended that the City proceed with negotiations w...
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