To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Derek Bradshaw, Director of Planning
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RE: Approval of the McDonald Dairy Site - Demolition Project
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff is requesting approval of the McDonald Diary site demolition project. This item was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on 3/27/24. Submitting through Document Review for contract approval.
BACKGROUND:
GCMPC is working toward developing a permanent recycling and education center that will be available to Genesee County residents to properly dispose of various materials including household hazardous waste. The former McDonald Dairy site at 609 Chavez Drive, Flint, MI 48503, which is currently owned by the Genesee County Land Bank, has been identified as a suitable location for the recycling drop-off facility and various other County facilities. The property has dilapidated buildings that have fallen into disrepair. Due to this, GCMPC, in partnership with the project's demolition oversight consultant, The Mannik & Smith Group (MSG), is proposing to hire Burnash Wrecking Inc to complete demolition activities on the property.
DISCUSSION:
Staff is requesting approval to establish a budget of $650,000 for the McDonald Dairy site demolition project. This project will be funded by the Genesee County Treasurer's delinquent tax revolving fund with no use of county General Fund money. The budget will consist of demolition oversight expenses, demolition activities, and contingency costs. Below is a chart of the expected budget for the project: This budget provides the financial framework for this demolition. To aid in keeping the project on track, the Director of Administration will have signature authority for items that fall within the adopted budget. Any item that exceeds the adopted budget will require further review and approval by the Board of County Commissioners. All items requiring signature for this project will follow the regular documented review process ...
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