Townhouse location
FARGO (KFGO) – After months of controversy between the Fargo City Commission and Roers Construction and Development about a delay in the construction of the Roosevelt neighborhood townhome project, city commissioners have unanimously approved an agreement with Roers to proceed with the project located near the NDSU campus.
Roers failed a deadline to build seven townhomes as part of a project that includes St. Paul’s Newman Center, faith-based housing, and the “View” apartments. Those townhomes were supposed to have been completed by the end of 2021.
In June, the city found the company in default and gave Roers 60 days to correct the default. A deal was finally reached during closed-door negotiations.
City Attorney Nancy Morris said the new completion deadline is now extended to May 31, 2023. A failure to complete the entire build-out of the townhomes is $300 per day for each unfinished townhome, with a maximum fine of $2,100/day until the project is finished.
Jim Roers said earlier the construction delay was the result of supply chain issues and cost increases resulting from the COVID pandemic.
Another provision in the new agreement is that only an act of God will be an acceptable delay for the project completion.
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