Chicago Public Building Commission met April 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
The following Commissioners were present:
D. Bane, J. Beatty, G. Blakemore, M. DeRuntz, P. Doyle, S. Fairfield, A. Fredd, L. Giderof, R. Giderof, L. Granato, S. Hendrick, P. Hernandez, P. Kelly, K. LeJeune, L. Lypson, A. Marti, J. McGlee, L. McGuire, P. Montenegro L. Neal, K. Newman, B. Newmark R. Owens, B. Payne, H. Perez, A. Provine, K. Purcell F. Rico, K. Robinson, J. Rodriguez, K. Smith, T. Foucher-Weekley, M. Witry
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rahm Emanuel, and the presence of a quorum was established.
Following the roll call, a public participation period was conducted pursuant to Section 2.06(g) of the Open Meetings Act. Kenneth Newman had previously registered to provide comments under the guidelines established by Resolution No. 7611 approved by the Board of Commissioners on January 11, 2011. Kenneth Newman provided comments regarding the need for public buildings to include sustainability components such as solar and wind turbine features and the need for additional and/or improved athletic fields at various facilities including Juarez and Curie.
Next, the Chairman presented to the Board of Commissioners for consideration of approval the minutes of the meeting held on March 19, 2019. The reading of said minutes, which had previously been distributed, was dispensed with and upon motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the March 19, 2019 meeting were unanimously approved.
Next, the Commissioners were presented with a report by Commissioner Maldonado regarding the Administrative Operations (AO) Committee meeting held on April 3, 2019 which is summarized as follows:
The Chief of Staff reported on twelve task order awards for Specialty Consultant services for Environmental Engineering, Environmental Reno/Demo and Surveyor services. A report was also provided on six task order awards for school and park projects to previously appointed Minority and Women Business Enterprise Architect of Record firms.
The Chief of Staff provided a recommendation to approve an amendment for photographic documentation services to Multivista in the amount of $500,000 through December 31, 2020.
The Chief Development Officer reported on field orders issued on various projects and a change order for the Skinner West Elementary School Annex Project in the amount of $442,237.91 for a revised substantial completion date and associated work activities.
The AO Committee accepted the recommendations and reports from the PBC representatives.
A copy of the Task Order Report is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
Following consideration of the AO Committee report and upon motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolutions were adopted by the Board of Commissioners:
RESOLUTION NO. 8508
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of the Public Building Commission of Chicago that the Executive Director hereby approves amendments to professional services agreements for the projects and services as indicated on the document entitled, “Proposed Amendment Report to the Administrative Operations Committee” and attached to the minutes of this meeting as Exhibit “B”.
Commissioners voting in the affirmative:
Rahm Emanuel, Frank M. Clark, Avis LaVelle, Jose Maldonado, Jr., Arnold Randall and Samuel Wm. Sax – 6
Commissioners voting in the negative:
None
RESOLUTION NO. 8509
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of the Public Building Commission of Chicago hereby approves change orders to the construction contract for the project as indicated on the document entitled, “Proposed Change Order Report to the Administrative Operations Committee” and attached to the minutes of this meeting as Exhibit “C”.
Commissioners voting in the affirmative:
Rahm Emanuel, Frank M. Clark, Avis LaVelle, Jose Maldonado, Jr., Arnold Randall and Samuel Wm. Sax – 6
Commissioners voting in the negative:
None
The next item on the agenda was a report by the Executive Director regarding a name change from Tishman Construction Company of Illinois to Hunt Construction Group Inc. The Executive Director advised the Commissioners that Tishman Construction Corporation of Illinois, which is controlled by AECOM Hunt, has requested a change in its corporate name to its recently-updated City of Chicago General Contractor’s License, namely: Hunt Construction Group Inc. Following due diligence reviews of AECOM and Hunt, it was recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve the firm name change from Tishman Construction Company of Illinois to Hunt Construction Group Inc. The report was accepted.
Next, the Executive Director presented her report regarding regular reports, development status and other matters. She provided the Commissioners with an update on the status of the “Save Chicago’s Treasures” Initiative, a project which includes: Lincoln Park Cultural Center Rehabilitation; LaFollette Park Rehabilitation; Austin Town Hall Rehabilitation; Columbus Park Rehabilitation; Douglas Park Rehabilitation; Harrison Park Rehabilitation; Archer Park Rehabilitation; McKinley Park Rehabilitation; and Robichaux Park Rehabilitation. Photographs were displayed featuring the Lincoln Park Cultural Center, Douglas Park Rehabilitation, and Archer Park.
At the conclusion of the presentation, the report by the Executive Director was accepted.
There being no further business to come before the Board during the Regular Meeting, the meeting was adjourned.
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