Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): CFI-006
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Memorial Assistance Ministries, Inc. - Building Construction to Expand Programs
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of the first amendment to an agreement with Memorial Assistance Ministries, Inc., reallocating $250,000 from Architectural/Engineering Design Services; $25,000.00 from the Surveying, Testing and Inspections line item; and $40,000.00 from A/E Administration and Inspection line item to adequately cover the cost of construction with a $0.00 overall impact on the project's ARPA funded budget for The Building Construction to Expand Programs project.
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Background and Discussion:
The scope of the project is to use ARPA funding to construct a new building, located at 1625 Blalock Road, that will provide financial empowerment to individuals.
This project seeks to provide financial empowerment programming for individuals disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction will increase MAM's capacity to deliver financial education, coaching, financial assistance, public benefits application assistance, access to basic healthcare, and workforce development.
With the requested budgetary shifts, the revised totals are A/E Administration/Inspection $40,000.00 and Construction line item is $2,040,000.00 in ARPA funds....
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