HomeMy WebLinkAbout6A2 Budget Request (Rabbi Shulman Demo Remediation) - SignedRedevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DATE: January 5, 2026
FROM: Zach Hurst
SUBJECT: Budget Request – Rabbi Shulman Demolition
Funding Source* (circle one) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General
*Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely determined by the City Controller,
then the authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of no effect.
Purpose of Request:
This budget request is for $250,000 to pay for unforeseen asbestos abatement at the former
Rabbi Shulman apartment building located on Western Avenue. This is in addition to an
October 2025 budget request of $1,500,000. The City has a demolition contract with Green
Demolition in the amount of $1,348,000.
During the course of building cleanout, holes were opened up in the building’s exterior to
facilitate interior debris removal and asbestos abatement. Once the holes were opened a layer
of Transite siding was found sandwiched within the exterior wall section.
Transite siding acts as insulation but is Asbestos Containing Material which becomes friable
during demolition, and as such it must be properly abated as a hazardous material and sent to
the landfill.
The price for this additional abatement is $302,000.
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
January 8, 2026