3. SR 05-25-1995 - Laserfiche WebLink

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When Mr. Lemberg of I.C.E., Inc., was hired as our "construction manager", • it was acknowledged that his expertise is in the ice design aspect of the project. It was also acknowledged that Mr. Lemberg does not have the general construction experience of most construction managers and he was hired for his specific expertise in financing, desigxung, and developing the ice components of the project. Mr. Lemberg was hired to work with the architects to finalize the specifications and to do the packaging of the bids and to supervise the on-site construction of the ice related aspects of the facility. It was suggested by Mr. Lemberg that his contract now be amended and reduced in scope so that he is only used in relationship to the ice components of the facility. In this regard, he then suggested (along with the architects), that the city pursue a construction manager that has expertise in general construction. It was felt that this type of assistance would help the City get the lowest total price for the project and could help the City modify the project while still achieving its overall goals of providing a first rate facility. The task force sent out proposals for construction management services to seven professional firms. Five firms responded and the task force interviewed three firms. Following interviews on 4/18/95, it is the task force recommendation that the city hire Mortenson Construction Organization for • the ice arena construction manager services. Please see the attached material from Mortenson regarding their proposal. The proposal from Mortenson was the lowest priced of all the proposals that the city received. The personalities and expertise of Mortenson matched our city needs for the construction of this ice arena. Furthermore, if a project is deemed financially unfeasible, then the most that the city would have to pay Mortenson for their preconstruction services would be $7,000. Also attached for your review is the revised I.C.E., Inc., contract with Mr. Brad Lemberg. This contract is still on an hourly basis and the not to exceed amount has been reduced from $50,000 to $27,500. This will allow the city to retain the services of Mr. Lemberg to oversee the installation and specifications for the ice components of the facility. If we were to not retain Mr. Lemberg on our side of the table, he certainly would be hired by the contractors who are awarded the ice components of the facility. It is believed that we will receive more services from Mr. Lemberg at a better price by having him remaining employed by the city versus being hired by a subcontractor for the ice arena components of the project. •