The TICA Board wishes to address some misinformation being circulated about what will happen if the Motion voted on March 28 does not pass. The Motion asks Members to give the Board permission to pick one construction company to continue construction of the Hall.
Should the majority of Members vote "No", the Board will have Architect Angela Quek prepare the extensive documentation needed to send out a new invitation for Tender. Ms. Quek guesstimated, in early March, that it would take 30 working days to prepare the invitation to bid, and that the construction companies would need at least 30 working days to respond. Site visits would be required. Once the invitation closes, the Board would meet to select a new contractor.
If the Members vote "Yes", a "Letter of Intent to Engage" will be given to Poirier Custom Homes. Michel Poirier would go to the site and make a detailed assessment of what has been done so far. An agreement would be reached as to current status of the project. To be clear, the Motion members are voting on involves only the process for selecting a contractor.
Michel Poirier and TICA representatives would determine the priorities going forward. There are several options. All options would be based on the current balance of the Hall Expansion Fund.
A contract would be negotiated with Poirier Custom Homes for a specified phase/staged scope of work. The contract would likely be "Cost Plus 10%". This would be the same as recent construction of the Fire Hall.
Poirier Custom Homes would begin work mid-April 2020. (About one year from J. Lealand Contracting Ltd. start date.)
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