Board of Aldermen 11-23-2021 Page 15
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-21-192, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. It would be helpful to me to have the question that was raised just clarified because |, too, had planned to be
at the Finance meeting in which we were told that there was a $12 point something million dollar limit on this project.
President Wilshire
That has already been discussed this evening, Alderman Lu.
Alderwoman Lu
This evening?
President Wilshire
Yes this evening. In the Mayor's comments, he discussed that.
Mayor Donchess
But | could clarify it again.
Alderwoman Lu
Well | simply said that it was...
Mayor Donchess
Do you want me to clarify it again? The $12 million is the amount that's going to be paid to the construction manager.
Meaning the hard construction but as the memo that went to the Finance Committee, there was no meeting so. As the
memo said, the author is not me but the person is saying, | am requesting a not to exceed figure of $12,025,000 to be
used to approve this contract. This is the hard construction contract. This represent a construction budget of
$10,525,000 and a $1,500,000 contingency budget. These figures align with previous representations. In other words,
previous statements which have been made for a long time targeting a total project budget of $15 million. So the $12
million is just the construction - the hard construction and the construction management. But in addition to that, there's
design, other soft costs, there's testing, there's something called a commissioning agent, there are other things beyond
what's being paid to the construction manager for the construction. That's stated in the memo that would have been
discussed by the Finance Committee if that meeting had gone forward, which it didn't. So this will come to the next
Finance Committee meeting for the approval of that contract. If that contract is approved, of course, and now if the funds
are approved tonight and this contract is approved, then the job will go forward.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. | appreciate that.
Mayor Donchess
Thank you.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron,
Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette,
Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver, Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Wilshire 12
