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Council clears design step for town hall foundation; $250,000 TURA allocation noted, contract details to follow
Summary
Council signaled support for awarding a design phase to Auslund Group (a $22,500 lump-sum design fee) to assess repairs to Talent's historic town hall foundation; staff said $250,000 budgeted from the Talent Urban Renewal Agency is available for foundation work but council asked that any larger contract be returned for review before award.
Talent — Talent staff told the City Council on Nov. 20 they intend to issue a notice of intent to award design-build services for the town hall foundation to Auslund Group, citing a competitive RFQ process in which two firms responded.
Finance staff said the immediate request is to proceed with a $22,500 lump-sum design phase. Construction costs will be determined in subsequent design phases and bidding; the contract model includes an 8% overhead and profit fee on construction work. City staff…
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