HomeMy WebLinkAbout28. Oshkosh Corporation UpdateTO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the Common Council
Mark Rohloff, City Manager
FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director
DATE: September 6, 2018
RE: Oshkosh Corporation Global Headquarters Construction, Public Improvements,
Tax Increment Finance Plan, Timeline
Public Improvements
The bids were opened on August 31, 2018 and appear to be under the estimate created about 11
months ago. The construction contract award is scheduled for action at the Council's September
11, 2018 meeting. Construction of Westfield and utility extensions would start soon after in 2018.
More detail on the construction schedule will be available in subsequent updates.
The WisDOT-TEA grant that was applied for to help offset costs for the public infrastructure
improvements was approved and the city will receive $787,500 dollars. Staff is working to
allocate the grant dollars for the appropriate grant eligible activities.
The WisDNR grant for the riverwalk was submitted May 1, 2018. The grant would help build
the riverwalk from I-41/Tribal Heritage Trail to the Oshkosh Corporation site, and in addition,
build new riverwalk all the way east to Punhoqua Street. The riverwalk grant would also add
lights, bollards, and benches to match the existing riverwalk. WisDNR grant awards are usually
announced in late summer or early fall. The design and permitting would be completed over
the winter, and construction of the riverwalk project would done in 2019.
The City also submitted another grant application - Transportation Assistance Program (TAP)
to WisDOT to pay for the costs of extending the riverwalk trail from Punhoqua east through
Rainbow Memorial Park. The construction of this segment of riverwalk could be constructed in
2021. This project would help implement the Rainbow Memorial Park Master Plan and connect
the lakeshore riverwalk to Oshkosh Ave. and Sawyer Street. The State made the award today
so the City will be receiving $255,000 for the project. City staff have been invited to attend a
TAP grant administration training session in the near future since the City has never received
this type of grant before.
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Tax Increment Finance Plans
The Common Council adopted both Tax Increment Finance #34 and #35 Plans on January 23,
2018. The Joint Review Board approved both TIF Plans on January 30, 2018.
Development Agreement and other Agreements
Staff continues to work on the remaining agreements include easements for utilities and
stormwater connections, and a Landscape Maintenance Agreement that would assign
maintenance responsibility for the City -owned land between the Oshkosh Corporation property
and the proposed riverwalk to Oshkosh Corporation.
Timeline
Inspection staff has issued the full building permit for Oshkosh Corporation's Global
Headquarters' project. Inspection staff are on site on an almost daily basis for inspections.
The Oshkosh Corporation contractor, Miron Construction, started mobilization for building
construction on June 11, 2018. Erosion control practices are in place and excavation and grading
work is on-going. Oshkosh Corporation continues pouring concrete foundations for the
building. Steel erection should start in September.
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