Title
Bojangles Coliseum-Ovens Auditorium Connector Facility - Construction Manager at Risk Services
Action
Action:
A. Award a Construction Manager at Risk contract in an amount not to exceed $17,000,000, with Barnhill Contracting Company, for the construction phase of the Bojangles Coliseum-Ovens Auditorium Connector Facility project, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating an additional $1,500,000 from the Tourism Capital Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Monifa Hendrickson-Woodside, Engineering and Property Management
Randy Harrington, Management and Financial Services
Explanation
* The Fiscal Year 2014 Community Investment Plan appropriated $25 million for Bojangles Coliseum/Ovens Auditorium area redevelopment as part of Eastside investments in Council District 1.
* Following the demolition of the adjacent EconoLodge Motel and construction of additional parking at the site, $18.5 million remained.
* In July 2017, City Council approved the allocation of the remaining $18.5 million for a new facility which would connect Ovens Auditorium and Bojangles Coliseum, which included approval of $1,550,000 to Odell Associates for architectural services associated with the Connector facility and $150,000 to Barnhill Contracting Company for pre-construction services.
* This three-story, approximately 35,000 square foot facility will connect Bojangles Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium and address strategic hospitality needs of both facilities.
* Improvements will include:
? Hospitality space, overflow concessions, storage, and restrooms for both Ovens Auditorium and Bojangles Coliseum,
? Ability to coordinate events with shared circulation between facilities, and
? New pedestrian bridge between the main parking lot and the proposed building.
* The City has selected the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) project delivery method for this project to provide more effective coordination, more control of project costs and...
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