6.C1 Contract with Schindler Elevator

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~ ~ SOUTy 6 ~~ ~ 1, I ~ x'60 \\~ d t .5 \'e „e% Community & Economic Development ~~-°--„~_~,-,~ 1200 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601-1830 Phone 574/235-9371 Fax 574/235-9021 To: Redevelopment Commission From: David Relos, Economic Development Planner ~~ Subject: Hotel La Salle Clean Out & Elevator Safety Inspection Date: January 15, 2010 CLEAN OUT The Hotel La Salle is currently being marketed to potential developers. In an effort to have it show better, and for sanitary reasons, Staff feels it would be helpful if the Hotel were cleared of all debris and furniture that have cluttered it for years. Staff has walked the Hotel with three vendors, who in turn submitted proposals for the Hotel's clean out. Staff requests approval for the low bidder, CBRE, whose proposal came in at $36,975 (see attached) for a not to exceed amount of $40,000, in case additional work is uncovered during the clean out. ELEVATOR SAFETY INSPECTION To help facilitate the Hotel's clean out, but primarily for safety reasons, Staff has solicited a proposal from Schindler Elevator to inspect and repair the freight elevator. The freight elevator is one of three elevators in the building, and the only one that is operational (I use that term loosely). Schindler was chosen because they have worked on the Hotel's elevators in the past. It was noted at a site visit with Schindler that many of the elevator doors on each floor are in poor condition, and that on certain floors the door arm locks could stick, causing the door to be left open yet the elevator operational -meaning the door could be left open to an empty elevator shaft. In addition to doing each floor's elevator door maintenance, the attached proposal includes the required 5 year Traction Safety Test, which among other things, tests the elevator's load and braking capacity. The proposal is in the amount of $8,330 (see attached). Staff requests approval for a not to exceed amount of $10,000, to allow for additional work that may be uncovered during inspection and testing. Thank you for your consideration. What We Do Today Makes A Difference!