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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7468 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING REVENUE OF THE CITY IN EXCESS OF ITS TOTAL ESTIMATED IN- COME AS SET FORTH IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION EX- PENSES FOR THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR APPROPRIATION ORDINANCES; REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager of the City of Fort Worth shall be provided with such revenue as may be secured from the various sources included in Ordinance No. 7399 and in the Budget of the City Manager; and, in addition thereto there is hereby appropriated the initial sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and N0/100 Dollars ($250,000.00) of excess revenue and/or unappropriated surplus to pay for additional con- struction expenses for the new Main Library. SECTION 2. Should any part, portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid or inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way affect the remaining portions, parts, sections or parts of sections of this ordinance, which provisions shall be, remain and continue to be in full force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 7399, but all other ordinances and appropriations for which provision has been heretofore made are hereby expressly repealed if in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: 5. &T TO 4M A4441 0 City Attorney ADOPTED: January 3, 1977 EFFECTIVE: fti City of Dort Worth, Texas "E Mayor and Council Communication BRIUFF Gam" DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Downtown PAGE NUMBER FISCHER 1/3/77 C-3643 Public Library 1 of 3 History of Project A bond election to provide funds for a new central library facility was held in April 1972. Bonds amounting to $6,860,000 were in litigation until June 1975. When the litigation was resolved, the City Council appointed a site selection committee whose recommendation to locate the new library on Blocks 45 and 46 of City Addition was approved by the City Council on December 29 , 1975 (M&C G-2926) . By Council action of January 26, 1976 (M&C G-2953) the Library Advisory Board and the Public Works Director were requested to screen local applicants for the architectural work and to submit a recommendation to the City Council within 45 days. It was projected at that time that construction could be started by January 10, 1977. On March 17, 1976 (M&C C-3354) the City Council authorized the employment of Parker-Croston Associates, Architects, for providing complete architectural services based on an estimated construction budget of $4 million. A specific building program was developed and presented to the Library Advisory Board on May 12 and to the City Council on May 14, The Library Advisory Board re- quested that the City Council make available an additional $1,200,000 for an expanded library construction program. The City Council authorized the architects and staff to proceed with the design phase on the basis of a pro- ject which would include all anticipated facility requirements, but with the stipulation that the $4 million figure budgeted for construction should not be exceeded. A team of contractors, members of the Association of General Contractors (AGC) assisted the architectural firm in reviewing plans and con- cepts and u@king suggestions as to cost saving methods of construction. On July 14, the Library Advisory Board reviewed the design development plan and recommended to the City Council approval of a plan providing a building of approximately 117,600 square feet at an estimated cost of $3,980,000 and with provisions for a series of additive alternates to finish out portions of the building and to provide certain additional mechanical equipment considered necessary for long range economies and energy conservation. The plans were reviewed by the City Council on July 19 , 1976 and by action dated July 31, 1976 (M&C C-3464) the City Council authorized an amended archi- tectural contract to provide for designing the various additive alternates to a revised construction estimate of $4,507,429. A final decision as to which alternates would be selected was to be dependent upon actual bid prices and evaluation by the City Council. A description of the alternatives is attached. Receipt of Bids Bids were received on December 16, 1976 from six general contractors. Because of the concern to keep this project within budgetary allowances and at the same time to achieve the size and quality of construction necessary to fulfill DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Downtown PAGE 1/3/77 NUMBER Public Library 2 of 3 C--3643 the present and projected needs of the community, it was necess to provide for a series of additive alternates to the base bid. 14h1le this complicated to some extent the bidding procedure, it provided the flexibility necessary to adjust needs to financial resources. A tabulation of the total bid (base bid plAs all of the additive alternates) submitted by each of the six bidders is as follows: Bidder Amount 1. Childs Construction Co. , Inc $ 4,157,500 2. Cadenhead Construction Co. , Inc. 4,174,236 3. Thos. S. Byrne, Inc. 4,178,600 4. Walker Construction Co. 4,195,500 5. Wilmac Constructors, Inc. 40476,700 6, Herman DeHart General Contractors, Inc. 4,597,900 The low total bid including all alternates submitted by Childs Construction Co. , Inc. is 7.8 percent below the amount estimated at the time the City Council authorized design work to proceed and is 10.7 percent under the estimate made ,just prior to bidding. Action of the Library Advisory Board The Fort Worth Library Advisory Board met in special session on Friday, December 17 to review the bids and make recommendations to the City Council. The Library .Advisory Board unanimously .recommended that the low total bid including all alternates submitted by Childs Construction Co. , Inc. in the amount of $4,157,500 be approved and that a contract in this amount be awarded to that company. Original and Revised Budget T 1976-78 CIP PRESENT (P J-4) ESTIMATE VARIANCE Architect/Engineer $ 240,000 $ 303,500* $ (63,500) Site Acquisition 1,500,000 1,856,600 (356,600) Construction 4,000,000 4;157,500 (157,500) Interior Design 55,000 60,000* (5,000) Furnishings & Equipment 565,000 607,000* (42,000) Lanscaping - 50,000 (50,000) Contingencies 500,000 37,500 462,500 $6,860,000 $79072,100 $(2120100) *Revised as of 7/31/76 M&C C-3464 When the original budget was established the site was unknown. Funds allocated for site acquisition were $1.5 million. The actual cost of acquiring the land, however, is expected to be $1,856,600 or $356,600 over the original allocation. Rentals of this site during the final months of design have reduced the DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - Downtown PAGE NUMBER public Library 3 3 1/3/77 C-3643 Of excess cost to $330,000. Final costs of land acquisition are unknown at this time since court appeals have been made relative to two condemnation cases. Also, some change orders to the building project may be required during construction. Actual costs for furrdshing and equipping the building will be determined in February or March, 1977 upon receipt of bids for those items, but it is anticipated that costs can be kept within the allocation shown above. Recommendation The Central Library is a major public facility and the nucleus of the City's library system. It is the opinion of staff that the architects, working closely with the Library Board and representatives of the construction indus- try, have designed an innovative, efficient building, that very competitive bids have been received, that all of the alternates are desirable in terms of long range economies; therefore, the low bid and all alternates should be accepted. It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Appropriate additional revenue in the amount of $250,000 from anticipated increases in investment income over the budgeted estimate. 2. Appropriate $250,000 to non-departmental Capital Improvements Account No. 001-90075 for use by the Library. 3. Award the contract to the low bidder, Childs Construction Co. , Inc. , in the amount of $4,157,500. Funds are available in Account No. 112-11000- 1012, Future Sales. GG:sm Attachment SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITIO BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY APPROVED ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE) ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO, -2 4 G V ��CRETARY le� DATE CITY MANAGER / - 3