COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 210987

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Authorizing execution of a contract amendment with McCown-Gordon Construction in the amount of $196,555.00 to add additional components to the schematic design and a traffic study for the Auditorium Plaza Garage and Barney Allis Plaza Event Space.

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WHEREAS, on March 4, 2021, the City Council passed Committee Substitute for 201080 which authorized, among other items, the execution of a design-build contract with McCown-Gordon Construction in the amount not to exceed $812,000.00 for Phase I preconstruction design services and guaranteed maximum price related to the design of the Auditorium Plaza Garage and Barney Allis Plaza Event Space and the Phase II contract to include the reconstruction of parking garage, plaza and perimeter that is subject to appropriation and approval; and

WHEREAS, additional design components to the schematic design for Phase I are necessary which include providing designs to increase the parking garage by approximately 200 spaces; providing designs for structural modifications to the garage to accommodate future vertical development; providing conceptual design efforts for architectural and structural infrastructure analysis for a future 19 story high-rise commercial development located on the west side of Barney Allis Plaza; and providing conceptual design for a one-level retail/mixed use core building; and

WHEREAS, the Auditorium Plaza Garage provides proximate, accessible parking for the Kansas City Convention Center and surrounding City facilities including the Downtown Arena; and

WHEREAS, the Plaza at Barney Allis shall serve as a vibrant, open, and active urban park, and

WHEREAS, the perimeter at Barney Allis will be an integral part of the community and visitor experience of the Plaza and the parking at Barney Allis, the Convention Center and the surrounding area; and

WHEREAS, these additional design components will fund additional survey wo...

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