Draft call for a builder to renovate the Indiana Theater gets board feedback; no vote yet

What happened

The Capital Improvement Board (CIB) reviewed a draft request for proposals and qualifications (a public call for firms to bid) for a construction manager as constructor, a firm that manages the renovation and later commits to a guaranteed maximum price, for the Indiana Theater (0:39:39, 0:41:28). The draft timeline would issue the call in the third week of October and have proposals due the third week of November, and chair Brandon Sakbun asked for a first-week-of-December board meeting to select a firm and negotiate (0:42:52, 0:43:23). Sakbun proposed re-forming the board's construction committee, naming himself, Karen Dyer and board member Brian Kooistra (0:47:51). Board member Chris Switzer said the state grant money would fix the roof and some of the heating and cooling but probably not much electrical or plumbing, so the work is about getting people back inside (0:49:31). A board member urged shortlisting and interviewing two or three firms, and the board was told that could be done in executive session (a closed meeting) (0:51:20).

The outcome

No vote was taken. Board members were asked to send edits by the second week of October, with an updated draft to come back at the October meeting (0:52:09).

Sources

• Item 6.1: draft RFQ introduced, 0:39:39
• How selection and guaranteed price would work, 0:41:28
• Draft timeline, 0:42:52
• December meeting request, 0:43:23
• Construction committee, 0:47:51
• What the grant money will and won't fix, 0:49:31
• Interviews and executive session, 0:51:20
• Next steps, 0:52:09

Also known as: Indiana Theater · Indiana Theatre · Indiana Theater renovation · CIB construction manager · Ready 2.0 grant · downtown Terre Haute theater