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CONSULTING ENGINEERS PHONE 612-571.2500 FAX 612.571.1168 • U LTEIG ENGINEERS, INC. 5201 EAST RIVER ROAD.SUITE 308 MINNEAPOLIS.MN 55421 August 18, 1992 DRAFT Mr. Dennis Cavanaugh C.G. Rein Company 949 Sibley Memorial Highway St. Paul, MN 55118-3698 Subject: Apache Mall Structural Evaluation UEI Project #92506 Dear Mr. Cavanaugh: C.G. Rein Company requested that Ulteig Engineers, Inc. (UEI) complete a conditions report of the buildings in the Apache Mall complex on August 6, 1992 . The following report responds to this request and presents UEI 's findings. Introduction • The Apache Mall complex consists of five (5) buildings. The largest building is the Apache Mall. The remaining buildings consist of a New Market Grocery building, a Sports and Health Club building, a Mobil Service Station building, and a Tires Plus building. The buildings were constructed at various times throughout the past 30 years. C.G. Rein Company wishes to renovate the buildings in the complex by qualifying the area as a "redevelopment district" . This designation will permit C.G. Rein to use tax increment financing. (TIF) funds for renovation purposes. In order to , qualify as a. "redevelopment district" , at least 50% of the buildings must be "structurally substandard" and must require significant renovation of a value greater than 15% of the new construction value of a similar size and use .structure. Each qualified building must meet the 15% requirement. UEI has been retained to assist in the qualification of the New Market Grocery building, the Sports and Health Club building, and the Mobil Service Station. The qualification process will generally include a site visit, an evaluation of the remedial work necessary, assignment of costs for renovation work, and the conclusion that the three (3) buildings meet the TIF requirements. • C E1_