Title/Name/Summary
9830 W 144th Place - Commercial Façade Improvement Program (CFIP)
History
The Orland Historical Society (OHS) obtained a Certificate of Appropriateness for routine maintenance on May 5, 2010. The Society is proposing to repaint the Humphrey House, an Orland Park Landmark and contributing structure on the National Register for Historic Places (NRHP), and is seeking financial assistance from the Commercial Façade Improvement Program (CFIP) to accomplish this task. No changes are proposed to the color of the building or to any of the materials or design.
On June 21, 2010, the Development Services and Planning Committee of Trustees moved 2-0 to recommend to the Village Board of Trustees to approve the Commercial Façade Improvement Program application for $4,599.50 in matching grant funds, per the proposal of Decorating Technologies (contractors) to repaint the Humphrey House exterior at 9830 W 144th Place, subject to the following conditions:
1. That this project will remain on a waiting list as a “first come first serve” priority for the Commercial Façade Improvement Program until funds are made available; and
2. That the selected company must abide by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Preservation and the National Park Service’s Preservation Briefs 10 and 37 as well as the US EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rules.
Three bids were submitted for this project, DBowman ($4,500), Decorating Technologies ($9,199) and G. White Painting ($9,200). The lowest bid among the three belonged to DBowman. However, comparative cost analysis done by the Building Maintenance Department determined that the bid was too low to complete the stated and desired work. The bid itself was not itemized to determine the required professional level of service. This bid was considered an outlier when compared to the other bids.
Of the two remaining bids between G. White and Decorating Technologies, the bids came in at nearly the same price. Decorating Technologies, however, provided the better itemization and service (with more restoration work for the price) of the two estimates and it became the recommended bid.
This case is now before the Board of Trustees for final review/approval.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the Commercial Façade Improvement Program application for $4,599.50 in matching grant funds, per the proposal of Decorating Technologies (contractors) to repaint the Humphrey House exterior at 9830 W 144th Place, subject to the following conditions:
1. That this project will remain on a waiting list as a “first come first serve” priority for the Commercial Façade Improvement Program until funds are made available; and
2. That the selected company must abide by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Preservation and the National Park Service’s Preservation Briefs 10 and 37 as well as the US EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rules.