CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
TRANSPORTATION & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMO
TO: Sheryl Sculley, City Manager
FROM: Mike Frisbie, P.E., Director/City Engineer, Transportation & Capital Improvements
COPY: Audit Committee; Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Barthold, City Auditor; Troy Elliott, CPA, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Post-Solicitation Briefing for Design-Build Services for the Downtown City Office Building (Frost Renovation) Project
DATE: August 23, 2018
This project will provide renovations to the existing Frost Bank Building. This building is 22 floors, and approximately 381,000 square feet. When renovated, the building will hold 23 City departments and over 1,400 City employees, consolidating several departments that are currently located in four buildings. It will also provide five floors for tenant offices in the tower and some retail space on the street level. The concourse level will include an exercise/wellness center, conference rooms and cafeteria/food service. Typical floor plans in the building will have core areas consisting of shared conference, break room, storage and workroom spaces. Project construction is expected to be complete by February 2021.
On April 30, 2018, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was released seeking qualified and experienced firms to provide Design-Build Services for this project. The estimated cost for design and construction for this project is $59.5 Million. The RFQ was advertised in the Hartbeat and on the City's website on April 30, 2018. Responses were due June 1, 2018, and a total of five (5) firms responded to the RFQ. A selection committee consisting of staff from the City Manager's Office, ITSD, Finance, EastPoint, Center City Development and Operations, Transportation and Capital Improvements and an AIA member evaluated and ranked the submissions.
The selection committee evaluated and scored the proposals based on a two-step proce...
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