DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Purchase and installation of Telescopic Seating for the Alamodome
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing a capital improvement expenditure with Hussey Seating in an amount not to exceed $11,325,599.43 for the purchase and installation of MXP Telescopic Seating at the Alamodome for the Convention and Sports Facilities Department. Hussey Seating will provide all labor, material, equipment and installation of new telescopic seating and the removal and disposal of the existing seating at the Alamodome. Funding in an amount not to exceed $11,325,599.43 is available from the Alamodome Improvement and Contingency Fund included in the FY 2020 - FY 2025 Capital Improvement Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This ordinance approves a contract with Hussey Seating for the purchase and installation of MXP Telescopic Seating at the Alamodome. Part of the Alamodome's ability to provide a variety of venue options is the flexibility of the lower bowl telescopic seating system. The current telescopic seating is the original system that was installed in 1992 and provides approximately 11,880 seats. The seating is utilized for approximately 50 event days during a typical year. The fixed seating at the Alamodome is not affected and will remain as is.
Two assessments of the telescopic seating were conducted in 2019, one by a structural engineering firm which evaluated the structural components, analyzed the existing capacity based on structural elements exhibiting signs of stress, and the serviceability of the system. The second assessment of the telescopic seating was an inspection based on National Fire Protection Agency 102 standards and International Code Council 300-2017 standards for telescopic seating to ensure that the seating is safe and in proper operating condition.
Both assessments found that a vast majority of the components are not functioning as desi...
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