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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-11-14 23 AF ORDERzi IF Introduced by Councilor sovcy, ravcmvex 14, 1991 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE) Ruth ri ing City Manager to Execute Arch tac1. t'a By W Qty Coero4 of ms City of Beason. OEDEEED, TWT WHEREAS, the City Council on May 23, 1977, passed Council Resolve No. 240 AE, "Intent to Co'mit Covmunity Development Funds for Architectural Services," authorizing the City to enter into a contract with Eaton W. Tarbell & Associates to perform certain architectural services. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bangor that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign said contract with Eaton W. Tarbell & Associates, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office. 230 IN CITY COUNCIL. Nwembee U, 1977 4cliov made and seconded for " passage, motion withdrawn. _ eoneideretl Nt eting. o R N E R ., ae Titley CPfx CMM - AuthonSvrng City Mana r to Exeeuta IN CITY COUNCIL .............. .......BA ............ November 28, 26,197 Referred to Finance Committee. AxehitecV s Contract Consider next vreeting. ��iu♦ `� .r�.�. d Introduced and led cxTY IN CITY COUNCIL Eccenbex 12, 19]] ConnC' al Indefinitely Pos/t�poned. / `CITY C NGOf IVr CITY P Vii' :.OR 04 l 23 AF ARCHITECT'S CONTRACT THIS CONTRACT is made this day of 1977, by and between the City of Bangor, a municipal corporation located in the County of Penobscot, State of Maine (hereinafter referred to as the "CITY"), and Eaton W. Tarbell S Associates, Inc., with offices located at One Merchants Plaza, Bangor, Maine (hereinafter referred to as the "ARCHITECT"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS the CITY is in the process of purchasing the land remaining unsold in the Kenduskeag Scream Urban Renewal Project ME R-7 and assuming the reaponsiblity for redevelopment of such land as a part of its Community Development Program; and WHEREAS to facilitate such redevelopment it is in the beet interest of the CITY to engage the services of an architectural firm to prepare functional layout plans, general site location plans, pedestrian access plans, and architectural schematics for the redevelopment of such land for a shopping complex and off-street parking facilities; and WHEREAS on May 23, 1977, the Bangor City Council passed Resolve No. 240 AE authorizing a contract to be drawn between the CITY and the ARCHITECT to perform the above -stated architectural services in an amount not to exceed $10,000 to be paid out of City of Bangor Com- munity Development Program funds; NOW THEREFORE the CITY and the ARCHITECT, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, agree as follows: 1. The ARCHITECT will prepare plans, sections, sketches and/or schematic diagrams, etc., to illustrate clearly a functional schematic design for a retail shopping complex and complementary facilities to be located in the "project area. This work shall be coordinated with the work of planner/urban design consultant Alexander Heller Haserot, Inc. (reference drawing: Development Plan July, 1977). All such plans, sections, sketches, and/or schematic diagrams shall be capable of being reproduced for brochures and other promotional purposes by the CITY, and title to all such material shall be in the CITY at all times. 2. The "project area" is the land shown on the Disposition Plan for the Kenduskeag Stream Urban Renewal Project prepared by the City of Bangor Engineering Department, dated February 6, 1968, and revised May 10, 1973, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof. The ARCHITECT'S primary area of concern shall be with the land designated as Parcels B-15, B-13, B-11, B-3, B-4, and Parking Parcel P-6. The ARCHITECT'S secondary area of concern shall be with City of Bangor owned parking areas, public ways, and rights-of-way located within the "project area." 3. To the extent practical, the proposed shopping complex shall meet the fallowing specifications: 3.1 It shall contain between 90,000 sq. ft, and 180,000 sq, ft, of retail sales area. 3.2 60,ODO to 70,000 sq. ft. of that area may be one large department store which may be on two levels. 3.3 The remaining area shall be divided among retail car:blishments ranging from 1,500 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft. each and designed to permit expansion. This sales space shall be one level or, if multi-level, the sales spaces shall be related in such a manner that changes in level are minimal and do not interfere with pedestrian traffic flow. The entrance to this shopping area shall he at the same elevation as the entrance to the present Freese's Department Store on Main Street. 3.4 Parking, both structural and at grade, is to be pro-,' vided on site to replace existing spaces which may be lost as a result of new development plus five (5) additional spaces for each 1,000 square feet of new retail floor space to be provided as part of the pro- posed development. Additional parking spaces are desirable if possible without detrimental effect on the over-all project design. 4. The complementary facilities shall include open space areas, a reflecting pool, a farmer's market area, and rooftop areas for recreation uses such as indoor tennis, paddle ball, or saunas/health clubs. All of these complementary facilities shall be considered by the ARCHITECT, but their inclusion in the final plans shall be at the discretion of the ARCHITECT. 5. The ARCHITECT'S design shall assure pedestrian connection to and from Main Street over Broad Street as the primary entrance to the shopping complex. In this regard, the ARCHITECT will evaluate the -2- future use of the present Freese's Department Store building, including retention for department store use and conversion of the upper floors for residential use, or demolition of the building and redevelopment of the land area. 6. As a part of the design, the ARCHITECT will perform the following functions: 6.1 Investigate all site conditions with reference to determining any constraints on construction/develop- ment in the project area. 6.2 Prepare detailed plans, sections, sketches, and/or schematic diagrams showing: 6.2.1 Retail areas, including possible division of available space into individual sales units of differing sizes. 6.2.2 Typical parking, showing stall locations, aisles, ramps, pedestrian walkways, connections, stairs, elevators, etc. 6.2.3 Site plans showingpossible location of a farmer's market (if feasible), commons area, water features, general grades, etc. 6.2.4 Pedestrian circulation plans showing entrance and exits to the shopping complex, connections to Main Street, access points to the commons area, farmer's market, grade parking, and pedestrian bridge. 6.2.5 Recreation and roof top area, if any. 6.2.6 Any proposed changes to present vehicular traffic patterns in the project area. ]. The ARCHITECT shall prepare written cost estimates for all construction proposed in the project area including estimated rental costs per square foot. 8. The ARCHITECT shall review the progress of its work with the City Manager of the CITY, or his designate, at least once per calendar month. 9. The ARCHITECT shall make a presentation to the Bangor City Council, or its designate, of its preliminary plans and recommendations within three (3) months from the date of this contract. -3- 10. The ARCHITECT will make a presentation of its final designs and recommendations to the Bangor City Council, or its designate, within six (6) months from the date of this contract. Such presen- tation of the final plans may be extended only once, and then not to exceed three (3) months, and only with the written approval of the City Manager of.5the CITY. _ 11. The City Manager of.. the CITY, or his designate, shall main- tain liaison with the ARCHITECT relative to the progress of this pro- ject and will coordinate all work involved with the project. The CITY will provide detailed plans, topographical data, and other avail- able technical data to the ARCHITECT upon request. U. The CITY shall pay the ARCHITECT only for services actually performed and not on a lump son basis. Payments shall be based on detailed invoices which must be submitted by the tenth (10th) day of each calendar month to the City Manager, or his designate, for all the work done in the preceding calendar month. Such invoices shall itemize all charges and may include charges for reimbursable costs (e.g., materials, long distance telephone calls)', and charges for per- sonnel services based on the following hourly rates: Principal $461.00 per hour Architect/engineer $24.00 per hour Designer/draftsman $18.50 per hour Construction inspector $20.00 per hour secretary $15.00 per hour. The total cost of this contract, including all charges and reimbursable expenses, shall not exceed $10,000.00. No agent or employee of the CITY, except the full City Council acting by Council Ordet, shall have any authority to authorize the`ARCHITECT to spend any money in excess of said $10,000.00. The ARCHITECT'S records of expenses pertaining to this project shall be kept on a generally recognized accounting basis and shall be available for inspection by the City upon reasonable notice. 13. Nothing in this agreement shall obligate either party to any future committments regarding any redevelopment or related work in the project area. 14. The parties each hereby bind themselves, their successors, assigns, and legal representatives to each other with respect to the terms of this contract. Neither party shall assign, sublet, or trans- fer any interest in this contract without the written authorization of the other. -4- 15. The provisions of 5 M.R.S.A. 5784 are incorporated by reference into this agreement. 16. If the ARCHITECT breaches any of the conditions of this agreement or if in the judgment of the City Manager of the CITY further work under this agreement is unnecessary, the CITY may ter- nete this agreement upon ten (10) days' written notice of its intention to do so. 17. Except as provided in paragraphs 10 and 12 above, this agreement may be amended by written agreement of the City Manager of the CITY and the ARCHITECT. SIN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties above have signed this contract as of the date first written above. CITY OF RANCOR EATON W. TARBELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. -5-