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CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR
DEPARTMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
CATHERINE M. TOPPEI.
DIRECTOR
May 19, 2011
The Honorable Redevelopment Commission
Of the City of South Bend
1200 County -City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
RE: 521 Eclipse Place
Dear Honorable Redevelopment Commission:
The Department of Code Enforcement is seeking an additional $300,000 dollars from the Airport TIF
fund for the rehab and construction of an animal shelter located at 521 Eclipse Place, South Bend,
Indiana.
In February of 2010, we requested and were approved for 1.5 million dollars from the Airport TIF fund
for the construction of a proposed animal shelter. At that time, specific building plans did not exist, only
conceptual plans.
The Board of Public Works advertised and accepted bids on June 24, 2010. Unfortunately, all bids
received were over budget. Based on that information, our department in conjunction with the architect,
the City Engineer, Carl Littrell, began a revision of all the bid specifications looking for cost
effectiveness. In November of 2010, Jonathon Burke, Energy Director for the City of South Bend also
reviewed the bid specifications and plans to determine whether energy efficiencies could be utilized in the
construction of the shelter.
At this time the additional monies for the construction is needed for the following.
1) The construction of the shelter with revised bid specifications, for cost effectiveness will likely be
more than the $1,350,000 remaining in the budget for the shelter.
2) Install energy efficient geo- thermal mechanical system. This will allow sustainable energy cost
savings over the life of the shelter
3) Soft costs for the construction of the shelter were not fully known at the time of the initial
request. These additional monies will cover all soft costs.
We will provide additional information at the Redevelopment Meeting on May 24, 2011.
cerely,
Catherine Toppel, C.C.O.
Director