| BACKGROUND |
| The City of Oshkosh acquired the former Washington Elementary School at 929 Winnebago Avenue in 2024 in order to facilitate workforce housing on the former school property. There are multiple recommendations within the City's Housing Plan to encourage workforce housing, which will increase housing options for residents in the community. The property was acquired using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Future plans for this property are to develop eighteen (18) single-family, shovel-ready lots for workforce housing. The purpose of this memo is to award the necessary asbestos abatement of the property. Both the asbestos abatement and demolition of the property are expected to begin within the next several weeks and be completed by early 2025. The city engaged Environmental Management and Testing Services LLC (EMTS) to provide bid specifications for the necessary asbestos abatement for the property. |
| ANALYSIS |
| Working with Community Development staff, Purchasing prepared bid specifications for this project. The bid was advertised in the local newspaper and posted on Demandstar. Bids were due December 3, 2024. The bid tab is attached. The low bid from Environet Inc. of Wisconsin met all the minimum bid requirements. |
| FISCAL IMPACT |
| The total fiscal impact of this bid is $19,925.00. This project will be charged to A/N#: 03030740 6412 16317 (Community Development Block Grant funds - 2023 Central City project). |
| RECOMMENDATION |
| Purchasing recommends the Common Council award this bid to Environet Inc. of Wisconsin for $19,925.00. |
