Fort Worth Housing Solutions said Thursday it's awarded a $2.8 million contract for the abatement and demolition of the former Cavile Place public housing community in Southeast Fort Worth's Stop Six to 1 Priority Environmental Services, LLC, a Fort Worth business that specializes in asbestos removal.
"Crews will begin to safely remove plaster, sheetrock, roofing and piping materials from the 300-unit complex as early as Nov. 6 near East Rosedale and Liberty streets, moving west through the 22-acre site," Housing Solutions said in a release. 1 Priority has subcontracted with Midwest Wrecking Co. of Texas, based in Fort Worth, for demolition. That is expected to occur between December and March, Housing Solutions said.
1 Priority has committed to award 30% of the total contract value to women- and minority-owned subcontractors, and is working closely with Fort Worth Housing Solutions partners to meet goals for hiring area residents and qualified persons under the federal Housing and Urban Development department’s Section 3 program, Housing Solutions said.
Those opportunities will be advertised, Heath Watson, 1 Priority vice president, said in the release.
“As a Fort Worth business owner, it’s really nice to get to work on a project in your community,” Watson said. “Stop Six needs some love, and that’s what we intend to do. It’s good to be working for the betterment of the community, whether that’s through employment opportunities or the housing that we will make room for.”
Mary-Margaret Lemons, Fort Worth Housing Solutions president, said: “We welcome 1 Priority to our team and are pleased to work with a company so committed to creating economic opportunity in our community while preparing the Cavile site for new, affordable housing.”
The demolition of Cavile Place is the next step in the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative, an effort to develop more than 1,000 units of mixed-income housing and community hub for the historic neighborhood. The site is targeted for mixed-income, multi-family developments, but a significant portion of the new affordable-rate units will be reserved for former Cavile residents and other people who qualify for housing assistance, Housing Solutions said.
1 Priority will operate under the direction of McCormack Baron Salazar, Housing Solutions' lead partner for the initiative.
1 Priority has already subcontracted with several women- or minority-owned businesses for pieces of the demolition project, Housing Solutions said. Those include: B&B Materials and Services LLC and B&B Waste Transit, both of Corinth, Universal Fence Company of Hurst and Terradyne Group LLC of Carrollton, all women-owned. J&D Son Trucking Enterprise Inc. of Dallas is a minority-owned business.
Companies interested in related business and work opportunities can contact Demetria Bivens of dlb Consultants, assisting with construction support services, at [email protected].