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Approve a contract to Wannemacher Jensen Architects, Inc. (WJA), St. Petersburg, FL in the amount of $97,718, which includes a 25% contingency, for architectural and engineering design services required to provide concept designs for the future development of Crest Lake Park, 201 Glenwood Ave and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The City Council approved allocating $250,000 in Penny funds for CIP project Crest Lake Park Improvements for Fiscal Year 2015/16. The scope of this project is to provide for the design, public engagement process and permitting needed for renovations at Crest Lake Park.
WJA is one of the City's Architects of Record and has successfully partnered with the City in designing and constructing several major park projects including the North Greenwood Recreation & Aquatics Complex, Long Center Renovations, Aging Well Center at the Long Center, the Training Facility at Carpenter Complex and is currently working with the City on the design of the Morningside Recreation Center.
WJA has partnered with W Architects to provide the design for the new $20 million project known as the Pier Approach Project in downtown St. Petersburg that will link the waterfront and its parks to the vibrant and booming downtown area. This team won the contract over four other national teams vying to design this massive waterfront project which will compliment the new St. Petersburg pier project.
Staff believes this is also the team that can provide the design and program needed to brand Clearwater’s main entrance park, improve its waterfront edges, link the park with its immediate neighborhood, become a gateway to downtown and the beaches and attract both locals and tourists with a diversity of experiences.
The scope of services included in this contract includes program development, master plan options, conceptual designs, community engagement, stormwater improvement plan and cost estimates. A contract for Schematic Design through Construction Administration will follow once the scope of the project is settled and approved.
In addition to public workshop meetings, there will be a master plan committee made up of city staff and citizens to work on the master plan for the park that will best meet the needs of the community and City as a whole.
Fees for this contract are within the State of Florida’s Department of Management Service (DMS) fee guidelines. A 25% contingency fund has been included in the contract to cover any unforeseen meetings or additional scope changes.
This item supports the City Strategic Direction and priorities for quality by providing new infrastructure for the citizens of Clearwater.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available in Capital Improvement Project 315-93650 Crest Lake Park Improvements to fund the contract.