DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Elevator Modernization & Escalator Replacement at the Alamodome
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing a contract with KONE, Inc. to provide the City of San Antonio Convention & Sports Facilities Department with elevator modernization and escalator replacement with a handrail sterilization system at the Alamodome for a total cost of $3,727,786.00. Funds for this purchase are available through the Alamodome Improvements Project included in the FY 2021-2026 Capital Improvements Plan.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is an offer from KONE, Inc. to provide the Convention & Sports Facilities Department (CSF) with a contract for an elevator modernization project and escalator(s) replacement with a handrail sterilization system at the Alamodome for a total cost of $3,727,786.00. These items will be procured through KONE, Inc.'s cooperative agreement with US Communities/Omnia Partners.
The modernization of nine (9) elevators and the replacement of two (2) escalators at the Alamodome are needed to update the building's aging elevator/escalator system which is over 25 years old and has met its end-of-life cycle. In FY 2020, funds in the amount of $4 million were budgeted for this project. A consulting engineering firm hired by CSF to review current elevators and escalators estimated the project cost at $3.7 million. Initially, a solicitation was issued by the Public Works Department and only one bid was received in March 2020 in the amount of $7.5 million which was over budget and not accepted by the City.
In FY 2021, the Convention & Sports Facilities Department sought cooperative quotes from four elevator/escalator companies that were awarded cooperative contracts by various cooperative entities. Of the four requested quotes, three provided responses to the City. The Department performed a vetting process of the thre...
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