Title
Bid No. 2021-048 - 117 West Main Renovation.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the required documents with Custard Construction Services, through Tips/Taps Contract No. 181101, in the amount of $478,248.72.)
Body
Name of Department
Administration/Facilities Maintenance
Project/Budgeted Amount
$565,000.00
Sum of Bid/Bid Amount
$478,248.72
On March 5, 2018, the City Council approved the purchase of a 2,211 square-foot retail building located on a 5,325 square-foot lot fronting Main Street for the purpose of stimulating private revitalization efforts in Downtown Mesquite. The cost to purchase the building and remove an existing pole sign totaled $237,086.49.
After an extensive RFQ solicitation process was conducted by the Development Manager for Downtown Mesquite, the City Council approved a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement on August 17, 2020, with ADJ Restaurant Group, LLC, and authorized the City Manager to execute a Lease Agreement with ADJ to operate a full-service restaurant known as Alejandro’s.
This building was constructed in 1927 and required interior and exterior remediation to make the building suitable for a modern-day commercial use. The demolition, including asbestos abatement, cost $35,086.72, and shoring up the 100-year old exterior brickwork cost another $24,069.96. Exterior concrete work to convert the old parking lot into useable outdoor patio space totaled $27,040.55; all costs of which are included within the total $565,000 renovation budget, leaving a remaining project budget balance of $478,802.77.
Exhibit B of the Lease Agreement specified specific improvements the City is required to make to the building in order for Alejandro’s to occupy and operate a restaurant. The attached turn-key, interior remodeling proposal by Custard Construction Services in the amount of $478,248.72 will complete the renovation improvements required under the Lease Agreement:
• Construct new interior walls
• Install interior doors with knobs
• Install toilets and sinks in restrooms
• Bring all plumbing up to code
• Connect property to grease trap
• Replace electrical service
• Install electrical outlets
• Provide that roof is in good order with no leaks
• Install new exterior doors on east facing façade
• Cut opening in east side of property for door installation
• Expose transom windows
• Install new HVAC system
• Install vent hood
• 50 percent cost share on walk-in refrigeration unit, City to purchase
• Fencing for outdoor dining area
The interior renovation will take 120 calendar days to complete and should be ready for Alejandro’s by mid-July 2021.
Financial Implications
This project is wholly funded from Towne Centre Reinvestment Zone Number Two.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends award to Custard Construction Services.
Attachment(s)
Custard Construction Services Proposal
Lease Agreement
Drafter
Larry Ewing
Head of Department
Ted Chinn