19 - Belford Building Demolition Project

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demolishing the neighboring building. They have offered a release of liability to the City, engineer and our contractor should demolition of the Belford Building unintentionally spill over and impact their building. Stephanie Harris, City Attorney, and the SMA Attorney are working these details out, to be brought back to you at a later time. STATUS OF ISSUE: Hart Engineering, PLLC, has completed the design, traffic control plan (with TxDOT approval), and bid/contractual specifications and documents; we are ready to proceed with bidding this project in pursuit of a qualified demolition contractor. The RFB will be issued with a due date TBD. With the assistance of Hart Engineering, in addition to the minimally required advertisements in the Paris News, we will advertise on online platforms where appropriate as well as direct contact with known qualified entities. Jason Hart is available tonight to answer questions regarding the specification documents. Todd Mittge, City Engineer, will serve as staff liaison. Following demolition of this building, it is our intent to take appropriate measures to take ownership of the property given significant public dollars were spent in abating this nuisance. BUDGET: Working with Hart Engineering, they have developed an estimated cost for this project based on design and known pricing in the market. So as not to influence bids, we have not listed that estimate in our council packet, however that information is available to the City Council upon request. The project is estimated to be within budget and should it exceed, we have available ARPA funds should the City Council still wish to pursue the project under that scenario. OPTIONS: 1. Authorize City Staff to proceed with bidding the Belford Building Demolition Project. Award of a bid and contract will be brought back to the City Council for your consideration. 2. Request additional information, postpone the project, request changes to the specifications and/or scope of the project, and/or cancel the project. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Authorize City Staff to proceed with bidding the Belford Building Demolition Project. Award of a bid and contract will be brought back to the City Council for your consideration.