LBTS had 8 interested companies….interested in the construction of the pavilion…. …show for the mandatory pre-bid conference at Jarvis Hall today…at 2 pm…
in attendance…the following companies…
1. MBR Construction…Fort Lauderdale…Ed Broccoli…
they built the portals…were supposed to build the Jarvis enclosure…(enclosure was shelved….)
BCbythesea…was very impressed with this gentleman’s questions… throughout the meeting…
2.Tenex Enterprises Inc. …Pompano Beach….Hamid Fouladi…
doing the Seagrape/Washingtonia project…
BCbythesea…this gentleman made sure I knew he and his on-site manager are trying to finish this job,but are at their wits end with Walter Keller…..
Assist. to the Town Manager…. John Olinzock was in total agreement…
Commissioners need to get some answers…
3.SA Consultants, LLC…Miami ….Hamid Salehi
4. J. Rawn Enterprises, Inc….West Palm Beach…..Jack Rawn…
5. Merkury Development ….Miami….Willy Gomez… (the company is spelled with a k not a c…not a mistake….)
6. Coastal Contracting and Development, Inc…..Hollywood….Gary McGeddy…
7. Sanalil Construction…Plantation….Armon Rahmankhah…
8. MDP Construction & Engineering ….Mario Dipietro P.E…..
John Olinzock welcomed all and explained this was an informal meeting just to discuss the project…to address all questions and concerns before the bids are due…6/25/08…2pm…to be received by the Town Clerk…
He explained we are on a deadline due to a Broward County Grant attachment to the project…
that grant is on the docket…with the Broward County Commissioners…to ask for an extension …of 9 months …Aug. 09…(this will be the 4th extension)…working with Broward County Comm. Ken Keechl…
without that extension…in order to retain the grant the project must be completed by Dec. 2008…final day…12/8/08…with all paperwork in to the Assistant to the Town Manager by 12/1/08….
The Dept. of Environmental Protection is now reviewing the plans…and John Olinzock stated …he is “harassing them to move along.”….they have had the plans since late Feb….
Asked about the state review…John replied he did not want 2 different reviews….he would get the state’s review and then the county’s….
John also stated that he had preliminary approval from the commission…on design/budget…and “budget priorities” would be discussed at the budget workshops….
He answered a question asked about the size of the budget….that he recalled it was $900 thousand….(later the architect recalled there is no set budget…but that $900 thousand seemed an appropriate amount for this structure…..)
The architect arrived a little late…and went over the plans with those in attendance….(the above companies….this writer…1 resident…and Comm. Clottey….)
as he went from page to page …he added…a few points…
turtle monitoring will be required as the project progresses….
a fence will be around the construction area…on the beach…a construction bidder…asked if a beach fence would be allowed…seeming to think they were not ……
power will come from the light pole to the south of the project…approx. cost to run to the project $15 thousand…
It will be a “simple structure”…metal roofing…wood frame…stucco trusses…pavers…. and no walls…
walls would require too much extra time …making the deadline unattainable…due to extra permitting…etc…
the future bathrooms will have “stub-outs” for sewer and water ….for adding at a later date…either within the structure with walls…or outside the structure…
there will be interior lighting…some existing landscaping will need to be re-done….
Barring any opposition from the owners of the buildings surrounding the Pavilion area…after the required notification….which could set the project back…. the time frame should be enough…for this “simple structure.”..according to the Architect…
A workshop with the local businesses will be put together to help with the negative impact during the construction…
John Olinzock’s philosophy….”You need to break an egg to bake a cake”….
They will keep the driveways and parking lots open …have access to the beach…and try to accommodate for business evening hours etc…
It will be done with “staging” the area…and in “phases”….suggested from the Architect …from the middle…of the pavilion ….
The Architect will be the contact for those companies continuing on in the process… providing the plans and answering all questions from his office in Stuart….
Some provided the Architect with a check for the required $100 to receive a set of plans….
now….we will see …. if the DEP……the neighboring building owners….. the County… the State….the budget … the commission…. the administration….the architect….and these companies can pull it all together….
stay tuned…
Any input…contact your commissioner….
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