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Child Care Inc. Proposal for Eugene City Council - 6 <br /> Our Board is confident we would be successful in constructing a <br /> building that would well meet the child care needs of the <br /> community. We have an architect, Russ Mecredy, and contractor, <br /> Steve Gunn, both with exceptional skills in their fields, serving <br /> on our Facilities Committee (resumes enclosed). They also have <br /> an understanding of the importance of a quality child care <br /> program. Both Russ and Steve have children who attended Child <br /> Care Inc. about ten years ago and have returned to donate their <br /> expertise and skills to the benefit of Child Care Inc. and the <br /> community. <br /> Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), an organization that <br /> includes architects, contractors, and suppliers, is currently <br /> interested in being involved in a community related project. CSI <br /> has expressed a strong interest in our project, which they will <br /> be reviewing at their next Board meeting. <br /> The basic cost of construction of the proposed building has been <br /> estimated by our Facilities Committee at $75 /per square foot. <br /> Based on preliminary drawings, which are for a residential -style <br /> facility, we anticipate a cost of approximately $370,000 for <br /> building. Greg Vik, of Vik Construction, who was involved in the <br /> recent construction of the Lane County Relief Nursery facility, <br /> feels our estimates are in line with current construction costs. <br /> Our estimates have incorporated a built -in contingency of 10a and <br /> 5% inflation factors, since it would be approximately 15 months <br /> before construction would begin. <br /> Grant applications to such sources as the Community Development <br /> Block Grant, Meyer Memorial Trust, Oregon Community Foundation, <br /> The Barker Foundation, and the W.T. Grant Foundation, are <br /> currently being researched. Several of these foundations have <br /> been supportive of our program in the past. We feel strongly <br /> that showing ownership of the site would greatly increase our <br /> ability to secure funding from these sources, as well as lending <br /> credibility to our community fundraising efforts. <br /> Our Board has a consultant available to them who would maximize <br /> our ability to conduct an effective capital fundraising campaign <br /> for this project. Networking is already underway with other <br /> agencies and individuals in the community that have been through <br /> capital campaigns. We also have a demonstrated ability to obtain <br /> assistance from such community organizations as the Eugene Active <br /> 20 -30 Club, Soroptomists International of Eugene, and the Junior <br /> League of Eugene. <br /> Given a concerted effort at capital fundraising during the next <br /> 15 months, and a major Community Development Block Grant, Child <br /> Care Inc. would anticipate breaking ground in June of 1996. <br /> Quality child care is vital to the state of our economy as well <br /> as the future of our children. <br /> Dec. 9, 1994 <br />