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Cleveland council authorizes termination of prior contractor, approves Hoar Construction to finish Cherokee Civic Center
Summary
At a June 5 special session, the Cleveland City Council unanimously approved a Termination for Convenience of the prior contractor and authorized execution of a Construction Manager at Risk contract with Hoar Construction to complete the Cherokee Civic Center project.
Vice Mayor Ken Webb presided over a special called meeting of the Cleveland City Council on June 5, where the council approved two unanimous actions to advance completion of the Cherokee Civic Center.
Attorney Randy Nelson, legal counsel for the City Council, said a mutual agreement had been reached between the parties to part ways regarding the renovation of the Cherokee Civic Center. Nelson recommended two steps to allow the city to move forward: a Termination for Convenience of the existing contract and authorization to enter a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contract to finish the project.
Councilman Bill Estes moved to authorize the City Manager and legal counsel to sign the Termination for Convenience agreement when appropriate; Councilwoman Marsha McKenzie seconded the motion. The council recorded a 6-0 vote in favor. The six members voting yes were Vice Mayor Ken Webb, Councilwoman Marsha McKenzie, Councilmen Bill Estes, Tom Cassada, David May and Dan Moore.
Estes then moved to authorize the City Manager and legal counsel to make any necessary administrative modifications and to execute a Construction Manager at Risk contract with Hoar Construction to complete the Cherokee Civic Center; Councilman Tom Cassada seconded. That motion also passed 6-0.
City Manager Joe Fivas and City Attorney John Kimball were authorized, per the motions, to sign and finalize the documents necessary to effect the termination and the new contract. The council’s written waiver of notice for the special meeting states the session was called specifically to consider the CMAR contract and the potential termination of the existing agreement.
The special session began at 3:00 p.m., recessed into executive session at 3:01 p.m., reconvened at 3:28 p.m., and adjourned at 3:31 p.m. No additional public comment or debate was recorded in the minutes for the motions. The minutes record that the motions were carried unanimously; the transcript does not specify dollar amounts, schedules, or other commercial terms for the Hoar Construction contract.
Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes are completion and execution of the termination agreement and the CMAR contract by the City Manager and legal counsel; the minutes do not state a start date for Hoar Construction or a project completion timeline.
