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Westbound Update November 22, 2004 expand the building at a future date. Furthermore, beyond "being a landlord" concerns, there are issues about the existing neighborhood commercial zoning and what type of businesses are allowed, and whether these businesses are compatible in the sarue building as the municipal liquor store. A final consideration regarding the size of the building is the fact that a 10,000 sq. ft. building fits very nicely on this triangular shaped corner parcel; whereby a 12,500 sq. ft. building doesn't fit as nicely on the site. The site takes into consideration a mutually shared driveway with the lots to the west, a parking lot that needs to have good circulation when considering delivery trucks and the loading rarup, and the orientation of the building toward the intersection. All in all, after discussing the pros and cons of the situation with Liquor Store Manager Dave Potvin and Finance Director Lori Johnson, we unanimously agree to recommend to the City Council against becoming landlords and building a facility any larger than what meets our immediate needs. Attached for your information is the building schematic, design layout, and building location on the lot as prepared by Tushie Montgomery Architects (TMA). Gary Tushie from TMA and Dave Potvin will be at this meeting to review with the City Council the details of the building plan and layout. Construction Manae-ement When constructing a new facility there are three basic options to consider. One is a construction management (CM) approach, another is a general contractor approach, and a third option is to have city staff provide the construction management services. Regardless of which approach is selected by the City Council, it is a given that Dave Potvin and Building Maintenance Supervisor Gary Lore are going to be on-site frequently during the construction project and attending the contractor meetings. With the construction of Northbound in 1997, the construction management approach was used. There were at least 16 subcontractors to coordinate. The CM work includes the coordination of subs in such areas as plumbing, electrical, concrete work, etc. and ensuring that the work is completed according to specifications. I believe this project went very smoothly because of the construction management approach. I also believe that the construction of a liquor store is not so easy of a project that non-professionals in construction can manage the project. For the above reasons, plus the fact that Dave Potvin and Gary Lore already have full-time jobs, I would strongly recommend against the.option of having the city function as the construction manager for Westbound. By far the best two options for the city to consider with the construction of Westbound are using the professional CM approach or the general contractor approach. An example of the general contractor approach is the 1993 City Hall construction project; whereby the city sel.ected Borson Construction as the general contractor for the project. In this regard, Borson took the plans and specifications and obtained bids from subcontractors s: \ Council\Pat\2004 \ Westbound112204.doc