July 27, 2021Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs a contract with Gleeson Builders, LLC for the Broadway Public Safety Station project; and further authorizing the City Manager…
- Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- What the minutes say it will do: “The project is striving for the LEED Silver green building certification and will include a 60 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic array.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “The Broadway Public Safety Station will be a 21,831 sq. ft., three story combined use facility comprised of a fire station (Fire Station 13), a police substation, an emergency operations center (EOC), and a community meeting room.”
- “The 1.7 acre parcel is a tight fit for this facility and requires the use of an underground stormwater detention system and a 23 foot tall retaining wall.”
Official title: Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Gleeson Builders, LLC, in the amount of $ 10,984,000 for the Broadway Public Safety Station project; and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount of 8% ($878,720)
Carried 6–1
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Smith and carried on a 6-1 vote, with Councilwoman Roney voting “no.”
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Wisler moved to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Gleeson Builders, LLC, in the amount of $ 10,984,000 for the Broadway Public Safety Station project; and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount of 8% ($878,720).”
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