Making Headway...

The last report I shared was not a good one. We were looking at a VERY EXPENSIVE water detention system that was going to be for all practical purposes a dam. We’ve worked with the City of Cibolo and our Civil Engineer and come up with a viable solution. We had to give up some parking to the master plan but we’ve come up with a detention solution that is about 10% of the cost of the dam. Bids for immediately adding around 50 parking spaces should be back next week. Then we can pick a contractor and start moving dirt!

As for the new Worship Center we keep hitting bumps that delay, getting our Construction Documents complete. They won’t be completed in March but all signs point to the first half of April for completed documents. Then the City will review them and indicate needed code changes. Once those are back we will be able to put the project out to bid.

I’ve never been part of a commercial construction project and I am learning much more about the process than I ever thought I would. It certainly takes much more time than I ever anticipated just getting completed drawings that are ready for contractors to bid and do the work. Keep the faith and know that soon we will be seeing earth moving equipment in front of our property. I BELIEVE!

Making Progress

Progress is happening even though there are no visible signs yet. I was updated earlier today with some time-line projections. We are waiting on the civil engineer to finish all access points and flat work (sidewalks/walkways). The expected completion of this is March 5th. Then all engineers will have one final review after architects assemble the drafted construction document (this is basically the blueprints with every detail imaginable). They each get a week to identify any needed corrections. Then we finally get to put the project out to bid! If we can maintain this time-line we should have a company selected by early May.

Another aspect we are working on is adding nearly 60 parking spaces ASAP. We were crushed a few weeks ago with news of a required detention pond that would break the bank. However, we didn't give up and kept pressing to find an acceptable solution. The results are we've had to give up some of the parking plan but we still get to add around 150 more parking spaces with a minimal/affordable detention pond. I think we should have a solid plan for this to submit to the City of Cibolo around mid-March.

Keep praying for this project. You've been faithful and patient. That is a hard combination to have. Soon we will be seeing construction begin and I can hardly wait!