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t i n t e n d s o nc o m p l e t i n g t h e P l a z a . H o w e v
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t e d t o a s p a r t o f t h e P l a z ac o m p l e t i o n .
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EVERGREENSeptember 28, 2012
Tim DempseyTim SchmittL o r i M u l l i n s
Re: Ann S t r e e t Plaza Donation-TIFF Improvements
A f t e r countless meetings w i t h th e C i t y and v a r i o
u s s t a k e h o l d e r s , our team h as developed a f i n a lf
i n a l set of plans t h a t best seem o capture the ever e v o l v
i n g Ann S t r e e t Plaza Improvementp r o j e c t . During our n
i t i a l meetings w i t h you two years ago, t was onveyed by u s
h a t weintended t o donate up t o $250,000 o r t h e design and c
o n s t r u c t i o n of h e new A l l e y and Plazabased on t h e
p r e l i m i n a r y cost estimates by th e C i t y of $350,000 p
r o v i d e d t o u s , a t t h e t i m e , th ee n t i r e scope
of th e p r o j e c t seemed achievable o r l e s s cost so we
ecided t o proceed.U n f o r t u n a t e l y , a l a t e s t a r t
t h i s summer h a t was pushed back from mid June t o mid J u l y
, causedus t o have o s e l e c t i v e l y t a r g e t p o r t i o
n s of the plans h a t d i r e c t l y d e a l t w i t h r e p l a
c i n g andb e a u t i f y i n g e x i s t i n g i n f r a s t r u
c tu r e i n order o r e t u r n th e a l l e y and p a r k i n g
ramp t o working order asw e l l a s o g a i n occupancy o r t h e
new S t . Anne Development. Th e e l e c t e d c o n t r a c t o r
andscheduling of h i s worked a l s o s i g n i f i c a n t l y c o
n t r i b u t e d t o the increases n a l l costs o d a t e .On a b
r i g h t e r n o t e , we ere able t o add th e r e-work of the l
a n d i n g from th e Grove S t r e e t Ramp,b e a u t i f y t h e
a l l e y f u r t h e r North than a n t i c i p a t e d , complete
th e underground i n f r a s t r u c t u r e work,r e p l a c e th
e sidewalks on t h e p e r i m e t e r of h e e n t i r e Plaza w i
t h ADA ompliance, complete th ePlaza work West f the new a l l e y
and add t r e e s . We re n t h e process of adding th e outdoorf i
r e p l a c e which exceeds our n i t i a l e x p e c t a t i o n
of i z e and design; t s going t o look awesome ndbe very welcoming
t o those v i s i t i n g th e downtown!Th e n i t i a l budget s
attached although t has been s e r i o u s l y stressed by t h e l
a t e s t a r t , designchanges, engineering changes and as- b u i
l t changes h a t needed t o occur o th e undergroundi n f r a s t
r u c t u r e . Please note the a c t u a l costs t o date versus t
h e budgeted c o s t s ; we e a r t h a t a s h i st r e n d i n
increased cost o n t i n u e s , t h e Plaza i l l n o t be able t
o be u i l t a s designed no r i t h th em a t e r i a l s and
elements t h a t we ave l l s e l e c t e d .We o o k forward t o
meeting w i t h t h e c i t y q u i c k l y t o develop an
immediate p l a n of c t i o n f o r th eremainder of our d o n a t
i o n .
R e s p e c t f u l l y ,
K r i s E l l i o t t
110 E ALL GAN STREET / LANSING, MI 48933 / ph 517 371 2200 /
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