Halsted Plaza Redevelopment

January 2010 - December 2015

The Halsted Plaza went through a 6 year litigation. This federal lawsuit was brought against the Village of Glenwood by the former Plaza owner claiming unfair treatment.

November 2015- December 2015

An environmental assessment is required by the lender for the purchase of the property.

December, 29, 2015

Purchase of the Halsted Plaza took place December 29, 2016 after culmination of a 6 year legal battle with the former owner.

December 2015 - January 2016

Solicitation of Developer Qualifications and Request for Proposals was formatted by staff to seek qualified developers for the Halsted Plaza site.

January 4, 2016

Mayor Ronald J. Gardiner wrote a letter explaining the events leading up to the purchase of the plaza and projections moving forward. This letter was mailed out to all residents in the Village of Glenwood.

January 5, 2016

The Board of Trustees approved document for solicitation to developers.

January 6, 2016

Developer RFP/RFQ was mailed out to 19 different companies

January 2016

This document was formatted by staff for qualifying contractors to demolish the former Bowling Alley, former Grocery Store and former Barley & Hops.

January 29, 2016

Demo RFP/RFQ was created to seek qualified contractors to perform demolition work on the Halsted Plaza.

February 25,2016

Demo Bid Opening commenced at 3:00pm in the Village Board Room. Demo Bids were received from Cordos Construction, Dynamic Wrecking & Excavating, Inc., Bechstein Construction, Alliance Demolition Services, Inc. T.J. Cachey Construction and Tower Contracting, LLC.

March 15, 2016

Alliance Demolition Services was awarded the Halsted Plaza Demo at the March 15, 2016 Regular Board Meeting. Alliances Demolition Services' bid is not to exceed $217,4900. This bid is to include the demolition of three structures: the former Grocery Store, former Barley & Hops and former Bowling Alley.

April 9, 2016

Review of the Developer bids for the acquisition of the Village of Glenwood Plaza Property was held at the 4/9/16 Special Board Meeting.

All Three (3) Developers made presentations to the Board of Trustees in Executive Sessions. The Board dismissed Vizions Developers Builders.

May 20, 2016

A Special Board Meeting was held 5/20/16 to interview Mack Companies and T.J. Cachey Builders. The Board conducted interviews in Executive Session to assess qualifications for the project.

June 7, 2016

Mack Industries was selected as the Village's preferred developer for redevelopment of the Village owned Glenwood Halsted Plaza Property. Selection took place at the 6/7/16 Regular Board Meeting.

August 16, 2016

October 4, 2016

 
October 18, 2016