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COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - IT TAKES PHILLY/THE BLACK DOCTORS COVID19 CONSORTIUM (BDCC) REQUESTS $2,000,000 IN FUNDING FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CDS): CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PEDIATRIC HEALTH CENTER, ALA STANFORD HEALTH EQUITY PEDIATRICS CENTER, TO BE BUILT AT THE FORMER SITE OF THE HISTORIC CARMAN GARDENS SKATING RINK. THIS PROJECT WOULD BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED AT 3225 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140. THE COST FOR THE TOTAL PROJECT IS $4,819,846. THE EXISTING MASONRY STRUCTURE IS 10,000 SQUARE FEET. THE FINISHED PROJECT WILL FEATURE CLINAL AREAS ROOMS FOR PHLEBOTOMY AND RADIOLOGY. BDCC WILL LEASE THE PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED BY GERMANTOWN LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS, LLC. THE OWNERS AGREES THAT BDCC WILL MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY TO BE DESCRIBE WITHIN THIS APPLICATION TO HRSA CDS. CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEWLY RENOVATED ALA STANFORD HEATH EQUITY PEDIATRIC CENTER WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE SURROUNDING NORTH PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND TO DECREASE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATES AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHER PERSONS OF COLOR AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY UNDER THE CLINICAL GUIDANCE OF TOP TIER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OF COLOR. CDS FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS ACTIVITY THAT WILL PRODUCE THE MEDICAL FACILITY, INCLUDING THE MATERIALS THAT NEED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR DURING CONSTRUCTION. THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND PURCHASES INCLUDE: DEMOLITION, CONCRETE, METALS, WOODS, PLASTICS, COMPOSITES, THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTIONS, CREATING OPENINGS AND FINISHES, KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS, FIRE SUPPRESSION, PLUMBING, HVAC, ELECTRICAL, COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRIC SAFETY, AND SECURITY. THE ESTIMATED PROJECT COMPLETION DATE IS JULY 2023. IN JUNE 2022, BDCC WILL SIGN A LEASE AGREEMENT, WHICH THEY ARE CURRE NTLY NEGOTIATING, WITH GERMANTOWN LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS, LLC TENANT FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS FROM THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING. - THE ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE CONTRACTED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND ARCHITECTS. IN JULY 2022, BIDDING PERIOD WILL BEGIN FOR CONTRACTORS AND WILL CONCLUDE IN SEPTEMBER 2022. THE WHITE BOX CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER 2022 AND WILL CONCLUDE IN MAY 2023. THE FIT OUT OF BUILDING WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION WRAPS UP. BDCC STAFF WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE TIMELINE’S ACTIVITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR. BDCC ESTIMATES EQUIPMENT TOTAL COST TO BE $2,013,696. EQUIPMENT PURCHASES INCLUDE: COMMERCIAL-GRADE MICROWAVE, DISPOSALS, REFRIGERATOR, FIXED X-RAY, PORTABLE X-RAY, MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE, ULTRASOUND MACHINE, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FIXTURES, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) MACHINE, AND FURNITURE.

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