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Council approves additional funds and contract amendments to finish Plaza Theatre rehabilitation
Summary
Council authorized amendments and additional appropriations to keep the Plaza Theatre rehabilitation on an accelerated schedule, approving contracts with the architect and inspection/project-management consultants and accepting a foundation advance while trustees continue fundraising.
The City Council on March 27 approved staff recommendations to authorize contract amendments and an additional appropriation to advance rehabilitation of the historic Plaza Theatre with the goal of substantial completion by October and public programming beginning in December.
Staff asked the council to authorize: (1) Amendment No. 4 to the architect’s agreement with Architectural Resources Group (ARG) to cover additional site visits and design for a new west-entry courtyard (ARG amendment requested: $270,761); (2) a task-order increase for Dudek (on-call engineering and specialty inspections) for approximately $397,500 to cover extended construction oversight and closeout; (3) an advance from the Plaza Theatre Foundation of $750,000 to keep schedule momentum while the foundation completes pledged fundraising; and (4) city approval of equipment substitutions and essential code/fire-safety work, funded by an additional appropriation from the city’s…
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