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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON WILSON CONSTRUCTORS INC. FOR STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS AND BUILDING REPAIRS AT WADE STADIUM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $712,407.00.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute an agreement with Johnson Wilson Constructors Inc. for structural improvements and building repairs at Wade Stadium as identified in the attached Exhibit A (Base Bid + Alt 1), for a total amount not to exceed $712,407.00, payable from fund 450-030-5535-CP450-WADE (Capital Improvements, Finance, Non-Capital Improvements, Capital Projects - Other Fund Contributions, Wade Stadium Refurbishment).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement with Johnson Wilson Constructors Inc. for structural improvements and building repairs at Wade Stadium for a total amount not to exceed $712,407.00.
The services to be provided include structural repairs, masonry work, and tuckpointing work in and around the stadium to improve life safety and building integrity.
The project will be paid for with proceeds from a one-half-of-one-percent increment in City of Duluth tourism taxes authorized by the City Council and the State of Minnesota Legislature to fund $36 million in capital improvements to parks-based public athletic facilities that support sports tourism and quality of life. $1.2 million of these funds have been previously allocated for time-sensitive repairs to Wade Stadium.