City of Milwaukee - File #: T121

• File #: T121
• Version: 0
• Type: Travaux Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/6/2019
• In control: TRAVAUX INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• On agenda: 9/13/2019
• Final action: 9/13/2019
• Title: Resolution approving a contract with Merrill Park LLC to be the Construction Manager at Risk for Merrill Park in an amount not-to-exceed $9.2 million
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/13/2019	0	TRAVAUX INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Paul Thornton, Project Manager at Travaux, provided information about Merrill Park: it is a 9-story, 120 unit multi-family development at 222 North 33rd Street. Scott Simon, Travaux’s Vice President of Business Development, explained that the target for the RAD closing is the end of November so the property can shift its subsidy to project-based vouchers and begin construction at the start of 2020. Fernando Aniban, HACM Chief Financial Officer, added that yesterday, HACM’s Board approved the LLC entering into the contract with Travaux. The units are all 1-Bedroom, 444 square feet. Twenty-four units will be converted into fully accessible units, the rest of the units will receive items such as new finishes, cabinets, countertops, flooring, appliances, plumbing and painting. There will also be work done in the common areas, parking and possible landscaping. All the light fixtures will become LED outlets. The 24 units being modified for accessibility will have mechanical and electrical work related to the accessibility modifications. In answer to a question about which staff are lead on the project during what stages, Mr. Simon explained that these projects begin with him who shepherds it through to the permitting process, where things start being passed over to a Project Manager of the construction staff, led by Warren Jones. There are also Travaux staff managing on site.	Pass	7:0

Number

T121

Version

Original

Reference

R13085

Sponsor

The President

Title

Resolution approving a contract with Merrill Park LLC to be the Construction Manager at Risk for Merrill Park in an amount not-to-exceed $9.2 million

Analysis

Body

WHEREAS, Merrill Park is one of the Public Housing Developments of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) that received Commitment for Housing Assistance Payments (CHAP) under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) portfolio award from the Housing and Urban Development (HUD); 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 rehabilitation of Merrill Park; and

WHEREAS, HACM incorporated Merrill Park LLC to be the owner entity of Merrill Park Project; and

WHEREAS, HACM is the developer and the Managing Member of Merrill Park LLC through its wholly owned Limited Liability Company, Merrill Park Development LLC; and

WHEREAS, the President recommends that Travaux, Incorporated enter into a contract with Merrill Park LLC; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, by Travaux, Incorporated that they approve entering into a contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee to be the construction manager at risk for Merrill Park project; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of Travaux, Incorporated are hereby authorized and directed to properly execute said contract for and on behalf of Travaux, Incorporated; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that if any extensions of the time of performance and change orders are needed, the Chairman or President may approve such request without any further action of Travaux Incorporated; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that all acts previously performed, relative to this matter, by the Directors and the Present of Travaux, Incorporated, be and hereby are approved, ratified, and confirmed in all respects.

Requestor

Drafter

HACM Purchasing, August 30, 2019