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Resolution to Approve a Contract with Cross Renovations, Inc. to Construct an Addition at Bryant Community Center ($315,750.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a $315,750.00 contract with Cross Renovation, Inc. for construction of an addition to the Bryant Community Center. This includes construction of the addition, a connection between the two buildings, renovations to existing buildings, and site work including a rain garden.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: The cost of construction is being funded by the Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) in the amount of $210,000.00 and approved Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvements Millage Funds in the amount of $135,000.00 for a total construction budget of $345,000.00. The OCED also funded the design of the project in the amount of $90,000.00.
The Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan includes construction of an addition to the Bryant Community Center as a priority project for major capital improvements to meet the Center's program needs.
In 2012, the City of Ann Arbor purchased the property adjacent to the Bryant Community Center with Open Space and Parkland Preservation Millage funds to accommodate expanding programs run by Community Action Network (CAN) for the City of Ann Arbor, Parks and Recreation Services. Public meetings and input from CAN helped frame the project scope. In order to effectively manage programs between the two buildings, an addition connecting the two structures will be built. This will not only connect the buildings, but will also provide additional much needed programming space. The purchased property will be renovated to function better as a programming space. Lastly, the existing Bryant Community Center will also receive renovations.
The project meets multiple Sustainability Goals, including:
* Human Services
* Engaged Community
* Active Living and Learning
* Safe Community
The agreement for the design was approved by Council on ...
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