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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—May 24, 2011 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS(CONT.) <br /> C. Airport Economic Development <br /> (4) continued... <br /> major repairs. The Humane Society's <br /> suggestion to keep that facility running is not <br /> an option. Ms. Toppel stressed that the <br /> proposal is not something the city has not <br /> considered. She does not believe it requires <br /> additional time to consider. It is urgent to <br /> begin construction of a new facility. <br /> Ms. Toppel reported that the initial estimate <br /> for construction of the new shelter was <br /> $5,000,000. At that time is was an educated <br /> guess as to how much was going to be <br /> needed. Code Enforcement/Animal Control <br /> did not have building plans in hand at that <br /> time because it did not have the funds to pay <br /> the architect for building plans. They pared <br /> the project down to a cost of$1,500,000, an <br /> actual engineering estimate,then went out for <br /> bid in June 2010. The bids came in over <br /> budget. There was one contractor out of Ft. <br /> Wayne who came in very close to the <br /> estimate,however,they've since had issues <br /> with regards to union and equipment failure; <br /> therefore,we were not interested in using <br /> that company. The next highest bid was <br /> $200,000 over the $1,500,000. Staff then <br /> examined every aspect of the bid and tried to <br /> pare costs further. Then Jonathon Burke was <br /> hired as the Energy Director for the City of <br /> South Bend. Animal Control worked with <br /> Jonathon Burke and Carl Littrell from <br /> Engineering to find additional savings. They <br /> were able to reduce energy costs 50%over <br /> the life of the building. But ultimately the <br /> cost to construct the building was the same. <br /> 12 <br />