Title/Name/Summary
Downtown Main Street Parking Deck - Material Testing Services
History
On December 7, 2015, the Board of Trustees approved and awarded a design/build contract to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC of Chicago, IL, for the delivery of the Downtown Main Street Parking Deck.
Project Specifications
Walsh shall construct a new 520+ space, multi-level public parking deck and other improvements on roughly 2-acres of vacant municipal-owned land as detailed in the Request for Proposals #15-022. In addition to designing and constructing a parking deck, Walsh will perform other ancillary activities including general site preparation, demolition, and utility work, as well as deliver a "shell space" for a +/- 12,000 sf restaurant to be integrated into the north side of the parking deck. The Contract GMP is $14,560,000.
The Contract reflects a substantial completion date of November 15, 2016, which is the same as announced in the RFP. Substantial completion is defined as delivering at least 300 usable spaces.
At this time, Walsh is finalizing their Design Development plans with the aim to receive Village approval and commence utility and foundation work within 30-days.
Material Testing Services
The purpose of Material Testing Services is to provide 3rd party, independent testing and inspection of soils, utilities, concrete, steel and masonry. Per our contract with Walsh, the Village is obligated to retain and manage the testing services. This arrangement will require the testing agent to report directly to the Village, thereby providing additional protection over the Village’s interests and expectations.
Due to the construction timing, it is critical that a testing agency be engaged immediately. Therefore, proposals were solicited by Walsh on our behalf and three (3) groups submitted for our consideration: Flood Testing Laboratories, Inc.; Material Service Testing Laboratories; and Soil Engineering and Testing Consultants. All have prior parking deck ...
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