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The
Building Project
The Timing of the Project
If we vote to move ahead we will break ground in June
2006 and will be completed by August 2007.
Zoning Permit Update
We will be having a meeting with the Zoning Board on
Wednesday night, May 31 at 7:30 PM at the McKean Township
Building. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss
our appeal of 6 conditions that the Board placed on our
project. We have either met the conditions, plan to meet
the conditions, or have come up with an alternate option
that addresses the concerns presented to us. Hopefully
they will grant us a zoning permit that night.
The Building Design
Our building was designed with practicality and expandability
in mind. A team of experts from Grace provided the basic
footprint and layout and our Architects – Hallgren,
Restifo, Loop, and Coughlin - have taken that design
to the construction document phase for us. You can look
at a detailed floor plan here and a color rendering here.
Building Adjustments
• We have had to make some adjustments to our building
finishes in order to get our project on budget. We are
considering eliminating the following categories from
the Phase 1 facility for cost savings purposes.
•
Unseen changes (changes in bid specs that will go largely
unnoticed by the casual observer – HVAC adjustments,
etc.) - $281,900
•
Changes in material (similar materials and quality – different
brands) -$87,000
• Re-Bid Items (bid items that came in high where other
competitive bids were sought) - $193,000
• Covered Drive (removal from phase 1) - $85,500
• Removal of operable partitions in commons (structure
will be there for future installation) - $53,000
• Removal of roll top dividers in worship center (inexpensive
solution will be explored) - $27,000
• Removal of kitchen equipment (current equipment from
38th Street building can be used temporarily and then
kitchen can be outfitted as pieces of equipment come
available). - $73,200
• Different approach to doors and windows - $40,000
Sale of Our Current Facility
Obviously the sale of our current facility is an important
factor in our ability to move forward on the new facility.
There has been no serious activity in the past six months
from potential buyers.
We have decided to take the facility off the market.
It will remain for sale. We will re-list the property
nine months before the projected completion of the new
facility at a reduced price and attempt to sell it so
that the transition from our old facility into our new
facility will be seamless.
We will take out a line of credit on our current facility
and then pay off the line at the time of the sale.
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