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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/2005 City Council-WS February 7,2005 Work Session OUB10G I MINUTES OF WORK SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON FEBRUARY 7, 2005 The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on the 7th day of February 2005, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: John Dillard Mayor Present Allen Harris Councilmember Present (arrived 6:07) Scott Ward Councilmember Present Joe McCourry Mayor Pro-tem Present Lynda Bayliss Councilmember Present Perry Schrag Councilmember Present Joel Marks Councilmember Present And with six council members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1. Work session for Council and staff to interview two Construction I Management At Risk firms for consideration of overseeing the Civic Center building project Parks and Recreation Director Pam Nelson introduced Marc Robertson from Core Construction who gave a presentation on his company's proposal for managing the Civic Center project. Also in attendance were Tayseer Hourani and Keith Roeschley from Core Construction. Hourani gave a presentation on how the project schedule would be followed. Marc Robertson explained to the council what management at risk was and how it would be beneficial to the Civic Center project. Robertson also explained how Core's fees are structured and how sub contractors are selected for the project. The council expressed concerns on safety, performance bonds, and change orders. Robertson stated that safety is a primary concern for Core Construction, they were able to obtain the required performance bonds, and change orders would only happen if the city changed the building requirements. Parks and Recreation Director Pam Nelson introduced Jay Hedges of AUI Contractors who gave a presentation on his company's proposal for managing the Civic Center project. Also in attendance from AUI was Tony Rader. Jay Hedges gave an overview of AUI Contractors and why his company should be considered for the proj ect. Hedges gave the council a corrected estimate for the I project and explained why the original estimate had a mistake in the numbers. 1 uuo, ~ !\( C. _'.0,. February 7,2005 Work Session Rader told the council that safety was extremely important to AUI and that there would be no problems getting bonded for the project. Council had brief discussion on both the companies. Council member Harris stated he had contacted several references for AUI and had very good reviews. Parks and Recreation Director Pam Nelson gave the council members a document (Exhibit A) containing a comparison of prices proposed by AUI and Core. This breakdown includes a cost correction presented by AUI during their presentation. And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m. APPROVED: ~J20 J Dillard, Mayor y of The Colony ATTEST: 1?L&~ ----.. atthew D. Denton, Deputy City Secretary ---- 2 ,.~~-- --