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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting — October 11, 2011 <br />entire Certified Technology Park's 84 acres, <br />minus the road designed to access buildings <br />between Sample and the circle, as well as <br />widening of Cotter and Scott. Phase 1 B <br />includes design of the ecosystem rainwater <br />harvesting system with boulevard rain <br />gardens to the north and east, pedestrian <br />green boulevards with water canals from the <br />northeast and northwest to the circle, as well <br />as the circle's canal and retention pool. <br />Other utilities will be designed as standard <br />construction with the ability to add <br />ecosystem components in the future. The <br />construction cost estimate for Phase 1 B is <br />$9,230,186. <br />Architectural services for the development of <br />the 1 B Infrastructure can be broken into <br />phases comprised of design development, <br />construction documentation, and bidding and <br />construction administration. Ms. Hathaway <br />noted that at this time staff would like to <br />proceed with the design development phase, <br />including 3`d party pricing. BSA's proposal <br />for that phase is only $335,000. If the 3`d <br />party construction estimate is acceptable, <br />Economic Development will return to the <br />Commission requesting authorization for <br />BSA to accomplish the remaining phases. <br />Ms. Hathaway noted that if the Commission <br />expects to attract innovative and <br />entrepreneurial businesses, we must act in a <br />similar fashion. Approving this next step in <br />the process to develop Ignition Park, as a <br />park differentiated from other technology <br />parks, will move us forward in that direction. <br />The Department of Economic Development <br />requests approval of this BSA Life Structures <br />proposal for Phase 1 B design development in <br />the amount of $335,000. <br />10 <br />