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Community Development committee approves contracts, easements and design increases for city facilities and parks
Summary
The committee awarded contracts and approved easements and design increases across city-owned assets, including a parking-ramps contract, Sullivan Field design increase, utility easement at Butterworth Drive and an encroachment agreement for a building on Lake Michigan Drive.
The Community Development committee approved a package of contracts, easements and design adjustments during its meeting.
McGraw Construction Inc. won a low bid to perform structural and facade repairs at 10 city-owned parking ramps and Calder Plaza. The committee approved a contract award with a base value of $2,293,464.54 and a total not-to-exceed amount of $3,087,690, to be funded from the parking system, facilities management and capital improvement funds. Staff said the work addresses structural repairs, electrical and HVAC updates at attendant booths and includes an allowance for emergency plaza repairs ahead of a larger deck replacement next year.
Separately the committee approved an increase of $308,079 in design services for phase 2 of the Sullivan Field project, bringing the design contract to a total not to exceed $1,610,312. Staff described phase 2 as work on entry sequences, year‑round activation spaces and a small museum component; phase 1 construction is ongoing with anticipated completion in late summer and phase 2 completion targeted for mid‑2026.
The committee also granted a utility easement to Consumers Energy at 2151 Butterworth Drive SW to allow electric service to an organic‑waste processing contractor operating on an adjacent city parcel; that easement supports power across a city parcel to reach the business. A standard construction agreement and acceptance of a public utilities easement were approved to allow city water and sewer to serve a six‑lot commercial development in Kentwood.
Finally, the committee approved a temporary encroachment agreement for a building constructed in 1923 that projects four to six feet into an historic right-of-way along Lake Michigan Drive NW. Staff said the agreement will allow ownership transfer and redevelopment work to proceed while the city surveyor completes a permanent quitclaim deed to resolve the underlying right‑of‑way issue.
Ending: Committee members approved the suite of items on unanimous voice votes; staff will return with implementation and permanent survey actions where required.
