[In Person] Public Build Commission Board Meeting

Public Building Commission of Chicago

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
2:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. CDT

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50 W Washington Street Chicago 60602 (Directions)

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Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Live reporting by Angela Arias Zapata

PBC approved the acquisition of Carter Consulting LLC and the appointment of RADA Architects for a senior center project. The City Colleges of Chicago's $17 million undertaking for Malcolm X College was also approved.

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Hello! I will be live-tweeting today’s meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Public Building Commission of Chicago for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters

02:31 PM Mar 11, 2025 CDT

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@CHIdocumenters The meeting is about to start. There are around 18 attendees

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@CHIdocumenters 2. The Public Building Commission of Chicago is an independent agency with the mission to plan, design, and build functional, beautiful, and sustainable facilities that inspire and support the communities working and living in Chicago. pbcchicago.com/whoispbc/missi…

pbcchicago.com/whoispbc/missi…

angela_eme @EmeAngela 4/27

@CHIdocumenters 3. Today’s agenda for @PBCChi has five discussion points: 1) Administrative Operations Committee report 2) consideration of an acquisition of Cotter Consulting Inc., by Enstoa Inc., 3) Executive Director’s report…

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@CHIdocumenters 4) consideration of hiring a firm to provide Design Architect services for the Senior Center located on South Calumet Ave., and 5) consideration of approval of City Colleges of Chicago’s revised request to add and renovate the Malcom X College West Campus pbcchicago.com/wp-content/upl…

pbcchicago.com/wp-content/upl…

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@CHIdocumenters For context, the Administrative Operations Committee’s function is to provide guidance to the PBC Executive Director on employment, hiring experts, personnel matters, compensation, pension, and other management and administration affairs. pbcchicago.com/administrative…

pbcchicago.com/administrative…

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@CHIdocumenters 6. There was report of 2 new task orders awarded by the Administrative Operations Committee in their meeting on March 5: 1) Surveyor services at the Department of Water Operation Facility, awarded to Gaspar and Falbert’s Consulting LLC in the amount of $45,299,

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@CHIdocumenters and 2) Environmental Engineering Services at Kells Park Fieldhouse, awarded to AE COM Technical Services in the amount of $81,026.88

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@CHIdocumenters There was also a recommendation to hire Rada Architects to provide architectural services for the Senior Center located on South Calumet Ave and a field order report for the EMS Project with an estimated value of $65,084.13 related to specific revisions to the “Quesan design.”

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@CHIdocumenters The path constructions team discovered sub grade conditions related to granular fill and water that impacted the bearing capacity and shaft design. The filed order responds to the solution found for the problem. See full footage of the meeting here: facebook.com/watch/live/?re…

facebook.com/watch/live/?re…

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@CHIdocumenters Cotter Consulting has provided construction management and project management services for the PBC since 2007 cotterconsulting.com/project/public…

cotterconsulting.com/project/public…

angela_eme @EmeAngela 12/27

@CHIdocumenters Enstoa is a technology firm that “focuses exclusively on accelerated digital transformation for the built environment.” They specialized in public infrastructure, among other sectors enstoa.com/about-us#:~:te…

enstoa.com/about-us#:~:te…

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@CHIdocumenters The meeting begins at 2:37 pm. Executive Director calls the Roll

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@CHIdocumenters Public participation starts. The first speaker denounces the commission is not doing anything to lower crime in the city. He says there are handlers preventing the settling of his family case. The case revolves around a pension that was not delivered.

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@CHIdocumenters Speaker 2, Miss Danielle Carter, says there is a need for a forensic audit about the COVID money and how it was used

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@CHIdocumenters Speaker 3, Amanda Endler, advocates for the community of Morgan Shore. She says there is no possible way the construction is ended by the time it is planned to end. She demands that the community is included and consulted as part of the project.

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@CHIdocumenters Speaker 3 says "it's insulting, it's illegal... please stand with us and do what is right."

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@CHIdocumenters Motion to approve the minutes of the February 11 meeting

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@CHIdocumenters The Administrative Operations Committee presents a report regarding their meeting on March 5. The commission approves the report

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@CHIdocumenters The executive director talks about the acquisition of Cotter Consulting Inc., by Enstoa Inc. The new firm is going to continue providing services for the PBC

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@CHIdocumenters The committee approves the recommendation to stay with Enstoa Inc.

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@CHIdocumenters The Executive director presents an update of community engagement events. He highlights the presentation of the Logan Square Plaza project to the community

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@CHIdocumenters There will be 5 more events, a number of them are with the community and 2 are for contractors

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@CHIdocumenters The Executive Director shares that the PBC received a financial achievement award.

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@CHIdocumenters On the issue of hiring a firm to provide architectural design services for the Senior Center located on South Calumet Ave, the Executive Director says the evaluation process resulted in the recommendation of Rada Architects. The board approves the recommendation

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@CHIdocumenters The board approves City Colleges of Chicago’s proposal to add and renovate the Malcom X College West Campus

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@CHIdocumenters Motion to adjourn is approve and the meeting ends at 2:55 pm

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Agency Information

Public Building Commission of Chicago

www.pbcchicago.com

(312) 744-3090

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To maintain, acquire and build public buildings and facilities, including schools, libraries, parks and police and fire stations.

Chicago’s Mayor serves as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Of the ten commissioners, one each is appointed by the Chicago Board of Education, the Chicago Park District, the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

The Chairman, with the advice and consent of the City Council, appoints the remaining five members who represent labor, commerce, clergy and the community. Board members are appointed for a five-year term or until a successor is named.