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Department of Finance - Division of Procurement & Contracts
Reference: Award of Formal Solicitation Downtown Plaza Building Stabilization and Demolition Project #99922
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip A. Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Pam Roeding, Procurement and Contracts Manager
Through: Marv Falconburg, Assistant City Manager, Ryan Johnson, Executive Director of Urban Renewal, Gary Wardle, Director of Parks and Recreation
CC: Don Rhoads, Interim Finance Director
Date Prepared: August 8, 2018
PURPOSE
Requesting City Council approval of a formal solicitation for the Downtown Plaza Building Stabilization and Demolition Project to the most responsive and responsible proposer, and approving the resolution giving the Mayor authority to sign the contract. Municipal Code Section 3.08.090, ". . . . All bids and proposals in excess of $50,000 shall be awarded through formal written procedures by the city council."
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
Facilities, Amenities, and Open Space
BACKGROUND
The City acquired the site at 5 South Main Street and 9 South Main Street in late 2016. During 2017, Staff conducted a robust master planning effort to learn the desires of the community for this site. The resulting master plan was for an urban park featuring amenities for food trucks, seating, water features, performing areas and a restroom.
Through part of 2017 and half of 2018, Staff have been working with an engineering consultant to study how to accomplish the demolition portion of the project understanding that part of the City owned building is attached and shares a wall with the property to the south (Wells Fargo).
Staff have completed soils reports and testing as well as a complete set of construction documents to outline how this stabilization and demolition is to occur. In May of 2018, the City published an RFP to solicit proposals from qualified contractors to accomplish this scope.
Upon the closing of the...
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