STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: May 11, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to (1) the ratification of ratify $478,973 to pay additional expenses related to professional services performed in advance of the adoption of 3C West of Lamar alternative adopted by City Council in February 2022; and (2) Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to increase the service contract with WSP, USA, Inc. for additional transportation and land use planning, and public meeting services required to complete the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan in the amount of $678,701.50 - Total not to exceed $1,157,674.50, from $4,953,198.00 to $6,110,872.50 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas (KBHCCD) Master Plan is in the eleventh month of the master planning process. The master planning contract with WSP USA, Inc. (WSP) was approved by Council Resolution No. 21-0245 on January 27, 2021 based on the outcomes of a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals process which was conducted in coordination with multiple stakeholders and 14 City departments. The overall goal of the procurement process was to engage a firm that could develop a plan to create a walkable convention center district that incorporates transportation and private development in a way that ensures Dallas continues to be competitive economically in multiple sectors, including the tourism and hospitality space, and in its ability to keep pace with the downtown growth of other large competing...
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