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Capital South Campus Center Report

By albanyhousing | Published: August 21, 2013

Last activities reported 7/18/13

Piles and concrete pile caps complete, gravel placement to bottom of grade beam elevation in progress

Work Completed 7/18/13 through 8/19/13

Concrete grade beam are 100% complete
Perimeter foundation walls are complete and waterproofing membrane applied
Leveling plates for steel columns are placed
Compacted fill between grade beams is complete

Youth Build

Youth build program continued on a weekly basis on site and classroom. Included was a short classroom session by Omni Development on construction management.
A field trip to Reo Welding was conducted on August 13^th. Students observed project steel fabrication and the use of computer aided fabrication machinery. Bob Reo explained and demonstrated the process from drawings to finish fabricated steel.
Future field trips are scheduled for a testing lab, concrete batch plant and steel reinforcing fabrication shop.

Short term schedule

Foundations and partial backfill is complete and ready for steel erection
Steel fabrication is scheduled to start Wed Aug 21^st and weather permitting, complete in 1 week.
As soon as sufficient steel is erected to support foundation walls, exterior fill operations will continue.

Final Completion

On track for June 13, 2014

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AHA and Omni Featured in Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits

By albanyhousing | Published: August 16, 2013

The South End Phase III Project, AHA and Omni have been featured in the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits:

http://www.novoco.com/journal/

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Board of Commissioners Special Meeting

By albanyhousing | Published: August 15, 2013

AGENDA
ALBANY HOUSING AUTHORITY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013 at 2:00 P.M.
200 South Pearl Street

1. Roll Call.

2. Community Forum
3. Action Calendar

08-13-35 Approval, subject to negotiation of terms satisfactory to the Executive Director & approval by General Counsel, to enter into a Joint Venture Agreement with WinnDevelopment Company Limited Partnership to facilitate the acquisition, design, financing, renovation, and ownership of Livingston Apartments in which Albany Housing Authority or an affiliate would act as Managing General Partner & perform certain services, but assume no financial risk, in exchange for a fee of not less than $50,000.

08-13-36 Approval to enter into a Construction Management Agreement for the rehabilitation of 84 Morton Avenue for an amount not to exceed $50,000 with the contractor who submits the proposal found to be most advantageous to the Authority. Requests for Proposals were sent to Sano-Rubin Construction Co. Inc., Bishop Beaudry Construction, Inc. and AOW Associates, Inc. with responses due August 9.

08-13-38 Approval to enter into a contract for Developer Consultant Services for Ida Yarbrough Homes Rehabilitation, Phase I with Calogero Partners, LLC, the consultant who submitted the proposal found to be most advantageous to the Authority, for an amount not to exceed $60,000. Proposals were also submitted by Recap Real Estate Advisors and KLR Consulting, LLC

08-13-39 Authorization for the Executive Director to submit a Section 211 Waiver request to the New York State Civil Service Commission on behalf of Jay Cunningham.

5. Reports of Committees

6. Unfinished Business

7. New Business:

8. Bills and Communications

9. Report of the Executive Secretary
A. Monthly Management Report
B. Monthly Financial Report (Deputy Director)
C. Items for Advisement and Discussion
Bank Balance as of:
10. Adjournment –

NEXT MEETING:
Monday, September 9, 2013 @ 2:00 p.m.
200 South Pearl Street, Albany, New York 12202