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41�7 A C') f�pUTIi g� Comm iu nity & Economic Development��"�� 1200 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Phone 574/235 -9371 Fax 574/235 -9021 To: From: Subject: Date: Redevelopment Commission Bill Schallio Renaissance District Duct Bank Construction Project September 24, 2012 Over the last several months, the City of South Bend has been working to design and develop a duct bank system that will provide redundant delivery of telecommunication, energy /power and other services for both the Ignition Park and the Renaissance District development project sites. As part of the infrastructure development at Ignition Park, a duct bank system was installed from the Studebaker AEP substation on Lafayette, south down Lafayette to Stull Street, and west on Stull to a terminating point near the Data Realty facility. T e Commission had approved funding for that project as part of the initial infrastructure development funding package approved by the Commission late last year. As the Renaissance District project started to develop, a redundant duct bank system was part of the design and it was proposed to ring the site from Lafayette to Sample to United to South. A map of the full duct bank loop for the Renaissance District is attached. To facilitate the development of a leg of the network, city staff worked with the contractor building the Ignition Park duct bank to expand the scope of work and construct the Lafayette Blvd leg of the duct bank. The duct bank was built in three segments and cost a total of $421,525.00 to complete. A map of the first phase of construction is attached and the duct bank segments are labeled as 1 -A and 1 -B. The project was completed by doing three change orders to the Ignition Park project in the following amounts: • Change Order #1 (Sample to AEP Substation /Hamilton Sub) $91,000.00 • Change Order #2 (AEP Substation to Bronson /Ivy Tower) $183,850.00 • Change Order #4 (Bronson /Ivy Tower to South Street) $146,675.00 The original funding plan for the duct bank was to subtract funding from the City's commitment in MOU #1 for the Ur ion Station Technology Center project as duct bank construction was one of the proposed expenditures of funding. But in an effort to better control and manage the duct bank network for both projects and to prevent conflicts and overlap, the city has determined that it is in its best interest to be the owner of he entire network of duct bank and create a protocol and permitting plan for the existing and future nel work. Additional legs of the duct bank network are being examined for future construction and this systein would be put in place for all future construction. Staff requests AEDA TIF funding in the amount of $421,5R5.00 to provide dedicated funds to fund the Renaissance District section of the duct bank. Staff regi Commission approval of this proposal. What We Do Today Makes A Difference!