RRA - Item 2 - Garvey Center and Senior Housing ProjectROSEMEAD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
8838 VALLEY BLVD„ ROSEMEAD, CA 917700(818)288-6671 • Telecopier 8183079218
TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
FROM: FRANK G. TRIPEPI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2000
RE: APPROVAL OF CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF THE GARVEY
COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR HOUSING PROTECT
ARCHITECTURAL AGREEMENT FROM BAHR VERMEER HAECKER
ARCHITECTS TO ONYX ARCHITECTS
As you know last month, Dale Brown, an owner and member of the Board of Directors of Bahr
Vermeer & Haecker (BVH), acquired the Pasadena office from the home firm They named the
new firm Onyx Architects. All the office staff remained the same.
On October 27, 1998 the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency approved a contract with Bahr
Vermeer & Haecker for architectural services for the Garvey Community Center and Senior
Housing Project. As the attached letter from Gary Bowen, President of Bahr, Vermeer &
Haecker, indicates they are agreeing to sell the Garvey contract to Onyx Architects. The
Agency Attorney has reviewed the matter and is recommending approval.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency approve the Consent to
Assignment letter which formalizes the transfer of the project from BVH Architects to Onyx
Architects.
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2 November 2000
Mr. Don Wagner
City of Rosemead
8838 E. Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
RE: Rosemead Garvey Avenue Sr. Housing Community Center
BVH Project No. C98073
Dear Mr. Wagner
SUBJECT: Consent to Assignment
Enclosed is the Consent to Assignment letter which we discussed with you. This formalizes the
transfer of the project from BVH Architects to Onyx Architects.'
Please review and sign ,the original and both copies. Please retain one of the copies and return
the original and one copy to Onyx Architects.
We look forward to continuing with the City of Rosemead on the Rosemead Garvey Avenue Sr.
Housing Community Center. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
C.
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PRINCIPALS
DEON BAHR
GEORGE HAECKER
GARY BOWEN
DALE W BROWN
DAN M. WORTH
PAUL JEFFREY
DANIEL A. SPIRY
ROBERT H. CARPENTER
ROBERT G. LEZOTTE
JOHN SINOVIC
GARY L GOLDSTEIN
EMERITUS
LYNN E.VERMEER
EMERITUS
SENIOR ASSOCIATES
PAM SCHOONOVER
JAMES B. BERG
CURTIS J. S. OLSON
GREGORY SHEEHY
ASSOCIATES -
JAMES L. HANDEIAND
DAVID D. COOPER
KURTIS A. SUHR
STEVEN W. WEBER
KENNETH P. SCOFIELD
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ANTHONY C, HAZUKA
AIA
JOHN M. DUENSING
STEPHEN A. KUCHENSKI
AIA
MICHAEL E. DAILY
AIA
TIM B. LOSEKE
ROGER E. SLOSSON
DANIEL J. GRASSO
AIA
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NICOLETTE AMUNDSON
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16 October 2000
Mr. Don Wagner
City of Rosemead
8838 E. Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
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RE: Rosemead Garvey Avenue Sr. Housing Community Center
BVH Project No. C98073
Dear Mr, Wagner
SUBJECT: Consent to Assignment.
We wish to advise you that Robert Carpenter and Dale Brown have formed'a new
architectural firm, Onyx Architects, Inc. ("Onyx"). Additionally, Bahr, Vermeer Haecker
Architects, Ltd. ("BVH") and Onyx have signed a letter of intent pursuant to which Onyx will
be purchasing the Pasadena office of BVH, including certain ongoing projects.
One of the projects which Onyx would like to purchase and BVH would like to sell is the
project referenced above which BVH has undertaken for you pursuant to that agreement
between Architect and Owner dated 1 June, 1999 (the "Contract").
Following this sale, BVH intends to discontinue having a Southern California based office
but will continue to complete all California projects not acquired by Onyx.
The purpose of. this letter is to seek your consent to BVH's assignment of all of its rights and
delegation of all of its duties pursuant to the Contract to Onyx effective upon the day the
sale closes. BVH will retain ownership of any funds owing for work performed on the
Contract prior to the closing of the sale and Onyx will assume all uncompleted duties and
obligations as of that time. Should you consent to this assignment, you would be looking
solely to Onyx to complete all remaining obligations under the Contract.
If you consent to the foregoing assignment of rights and delegation of duties, please sign
and return a copy of this letter. Both BVH.and Onyx will notify you when this sale closes
and the assignment has been made.
Sincerely,
BAHR VERMEER & H CKER, ARCHITECTS, LTD.
Gary Bowen, FAIA
President
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