Title
Approval on First and Final Reading of an Ordinance Appropriating Funding of the Washington Center for the Performing Arts HVAC Upgrades Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to suspend the rules and approve the appropriation ordinance on first and final reading for funding of the Washington Center for the Performing Arts HVAC Upgrades Project.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve an ordinance to appropriate funds from the Equipment & Facilities Replacement Reserve Fund and transfer funds from the Justice Center Infrastructure Improvement Project in order to fully fund the Washington Center for the Performing Arts HVAC Upgrades Project.
Staff Contact:
Rick Dougherty, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8485
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
This project was originally planned for construction in 2017. On May 13, 2016, the large commercial air conditioning unit at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts (WCPA) failed. The Public Works Department quickly put together a project to install a rental unit until we could complete the design and install the new permanent replacement.
Working with WCPA staff, we identified a construction window of December 20, 2016, through January 12, 2017, when no performances are scheduled. If we do not construct in this window, the next available date would be July 2017, and we would incur an additional cost of over $90,000 in rental fees. Because of the condensed schedule we are requesting a suspension of the rules. This will allow us to move the funds necessary to award the contract.
The design is complete and bids have been received. This request is to appropriate the balance of funds needed to move forward with the project. $700,000 is needed from the Equipment & Facilities Replacement Reserve Fund balance. $620,000 is needed from the Justice Center Infrastructure Improvement Projec...
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