Number
R12980
Version
Original
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution approving award of contract to Travaux Incorporated (Milwaukee, WI) to be the developer and general contractor for Westlawn Gardens Renaissance III (Bldg. 2.2 & 2.3) in the amount not to exceed $20 million
Analysis
Body
WHEREAS, portions of the Westlawn public housing development (“Westlawn”) are in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) received an allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority for the purpose of developing Westlawn Renaissance III LLC project, specifically identified as Buildings 2.2 and 2.3; and
WHEREAS, HACM was awarded a Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and is also part of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program; and
WHEREAS, HACM formed the subsidiary Travaux, Incorporated to strategically position its own development capacity and provide services both to HACM and to entities outside of its portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary-Executive Director recommends that HACM enter into a contract with Travaux, Inc.; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee that they approve entering into a contract with Travaux, Incorporated to be the developer and general contractor for Westlawn Renaissance III LLC project; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of the Authority are hereby authorized and directed to properly execute said contract for and on behalf of the Authority; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that if any extensions of the time of performance are needed, the Chairman and Secretary-Executive Director may approve such request without any further action of the Authority; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all acts previously performed, relative to this matter, by the Commissioners and the Secretary Executive Dir...
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