TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., CRA Executive Director
DATE: July 16, 2025
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REQUEST TO ISSUE INVITATION TO BID CRA NO. 2025-06 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF REPAIRS FOR THE CRA-OWNED BUILDING LOCATED AT 20 N SWINTON AVENUE - DELRAY BEACH CRA OFFICE
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Recommended Action:
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Authorize the issuance of an Invitation to Bid for the construction of repairs for the CRA-owned building located at 20 N Swinton Avenue - Delray Beach CRA Office (Subject Property), in substantially the attached form.
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Background:
The Delray Beach CRA office located at 20 N Swinton Avenue (CRA Sub-Area #3), a locally registered historic building within the Old School Square Historic District, is in need of interior and exterior maintenance and repairs; the interior and exterior maintenance and repair work were made a part of the adopted FY 2024-2025 CRA Budget.
On January 28, 2025, the CRA Board approved a Work Assignment with The Tamara Peacock Company Architects of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Peacock Architects (Peacock Architects) for architectural, mechanical, and structural engineering evaluation reports to assess the current conditions of the existing historic building and its infrastructure, and to perform the necessary investigation, evaluation, and research to define the scope of necessary maintenance and repairs.
Peacock Architects has completed the assessments of the historic building and its infrastructure, and CRA staff has gone over the assessments with Peacock Architects, and it has been determined that the scope of necessary maintenance and repair work is as follows:
· Replacement of rotted or water-damaged siding and peeling paint.
· Exterior painting of entire building.
· Replacement of all exterior windowsills showing rot and mold (to be repaired per preservation guidelines), and weatherstripping replacement on the main entrance door.
· Balcony rep...
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