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May 25, 2010 <br />Ms. Ann E. Kolata <br />Senior Redevelopment Specialist <br />Community & Economic Development <br />City of South Bend <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Re: Widening of Sidewalk Cost <br />TRANSPO Project <br />Dear Ann: <br />I am writing this letter to you at the request of the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation and as a <br />follow -up to a conversation several months ago with Mr. Bill Schalliol during the TRANSPO bidding <br />process. Bill and several others had an opportunity to review the site documents for the project and <br />requested that the sidewalks along Indiana Avenue and Lafayette Boulevard be widened from a 5' to 8' <br />width to be consistent with the proposed planning for the remainder of Ignition Park. The thinking was <br />for a wider and easier path for pedestrian transportation around the site and a more upscale look. Since <br />this widening was above and beyond the normal City requirements, Bill also indicated that the City would <br />consider paying for the widening of the sidewalk. During the course of bidding, an alternate was <br />accepted in the amount of $18,700.00 for the widening for these two (2) stretches of sidewalk. As <br />construction progressed, it was determined that it would not be feasible to widen the Indiana Avenue <br />sidewalk to 8' since it would eliminate any kind of tree lawn along Indiana Avenue. This question was <br />mentioned to both Toy Villa and Bill Schalhol with their response being that a 5' walk should be utilized <br />along Indiana Avenue. We, therefore, asked the Contractor, The Robert Henry Corporation, to provide <br />TRANSPO a credit for not widening Indiana Avenue which amounts to $3,557.00. The total amount that <br />TRANSPO is paying for the sidewalk along Lafayette Street is $15,143.00. <br />I was asked to write this letter to you as a means of opening discussions regarding this matter between the <br />City and TRANSPO. Please review this information and contact Mr. William "Rick" Brown, General <br />Manager of TRANSPO, to discuss this further. Your assistance with this matter is greatly appreciated. <br />Sincerely, <br />George F. W. Weber III, AIA <br />Partner <br />kk <br />FORUM ARCHITECTS, LLC <br />122S. Michigan St., Suite 200 • South Bend, IN 46601 • Phone: 574.233.2119 • Fax: 574.288.0924 • w .fommarchitectsllc.com <br />