Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin has signed the takeover agreement with Arch Insurance Company to resume work at Dunkin’ Donuts Park.
The mayor’s spokesman, Brett Broesder confirmed the action Tuesday. Patrick Nails, a senior vice president with Arch, confirmed Wednesday that the company signed it as well.
Work has been stalled but Arch Insurance tapped Baltimore-based Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. to complete work on the unfinished ballpark in late September.Â
Activity will accelerate this week in an effort to open the unfinished park in time for the 2017 baseball season, Nails said.
“Much of the work to date has been behind the scenes such as coordinating with Whiting Turner to evaluate the current state of the project, re-engaging with subcontractors who previously worked at the site, and prepping the site so that work can commence,” Nails said in an email. “These initial tasks are particularly important when a project has been dormant.”
Once work is in full swing, it will not be unusual to see 100 workers at the site on a given day, he noted.
The city fired the original developer for work, which had been expected to cost $53.5 million, and that developer, Centerplan Construction is suing the city over the matter.
The Hartford Yard Goats, who played their entire season on the road, aim to play the upcoming season with Hartford as their home base beginning April 13, 2017.
