Title
Charlotte Convention Center Phase I Improvement Project
Action
Action:
A. Approve an interlocal agreement to reimburse the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority for an amount up to $8.5 million for Convention Center design/development phase costs, and
B. Approve an allocation of $110 million of Convention Center Tax Fund debt capacity for the Charlotte Convention Center Expansion project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Randy Harrington, Management and Financial Services
William Haas, Engineering and Property Management
Tom Murray, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Explanation
* On September 16, 2016, The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) briefed City Council on need to plan for improvements to the Charlotte Convention Center.
* Objectives of the improvements to the 22-year-old Convention Center include:
* Enhance the meeting experience,
* Increase breakout space,
* Create new pedestrian-friendly connections between the Convention Center and Center City,
* Upgrade technology, and
* Support continued Convention Center improvements.
* On December 14, 2016, representatives from the City and CRVA selected TVS North Carolina, P.C. using the Council-approved selection process to develop schematic designs for the proposed improvements to the Convention Center.
* On January 9, 2017, City Council approved $1,600,000 to develop a schematic design of the Convention Center Improvements.
* The estimate for Phase I of the total project cost of improvements to the Convention Center is $110 million. These estimates will be further refined as the design progresses.
* On March 24, 2017, the City issued a Request for Qualifications for construction management at risk services. Five proposals were submitted from interested service providers.
* On May 25, 2017, representatives from the City and CRVA selected Holder-Edison Foard-Leeper using the Council-approved selection process to perform cost estimating, ...
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