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Status and timeline of the Brookville Park bathroom project
5:21:27
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about the status and timeline of the Brookville Park bathroom project. DDC officials provide updates on the project's progress and explain the design-build timeline.
- The project has been awarded to an MWBE contractor, Armond
- Notice to proceed will be issued this summer
- The contractor has an 18-month timeline to complete six restrooms, including Brookville Park
- DDC considers the 18-month timeline to be aggressive for design and construction
- Council Member expresses concerns about the length of time since funding was secured
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:21:27
Thank you for that.
5:21:28
What is the status of Brookville Park's bathroom project and what are the updated completion timelines?
Jeffrey Margolis
5:21:35
Sure.
5:21:36
So we, as part of the executive commissioner's efforts, we have awarded that project to an MWBE, Armond.
5:21:44
They will be receiving their notice to proceed this summer and they have an 18 timeline to complete six restrooms for the Parks Department, so including Brookville Park.
5:21:55
So there's three in Manhattan, Two in Queens Casino Park in Brookville, and then Van Cortland Park in The Bronx.
5:22:02
So they will have eighteen months to design and build and deliver those facilities for the for the community.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:22:08
I'm just curious because I was told like design build is supposed to make things go so much quicker, be more cost effective.
5:22:17
I secured the funding for the bathroom at Brookville Park I think about like two or three fiscal years at this point and we're not even close to shovels in the ground.
5:22:27
And so compare and contrast, if this was like a regular construction management or like a more traditional path to develop that bathroom, what phase would we be in today?
Jeffrey Margolis
5:22:41
Right.
5:22:42
I mean we feel that eighteen months is actually a very aggressive timeline.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:22:45
But that's eighteen months once it starts.
Jeffrey Margolis
5:22:48
Right, well that's how we have to start with that clock otherwise you know, DDC gets involved as you know the capital process can sometimes take a while for the funding to get to DDC.
5:23:00
So that's how we judge our performance of course.