HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10567INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10567
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 6, 2021
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SUBJECT: PROJECT MANAGER SELECTION FOR NEW CITY HALL AND
OTHER CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
On December 15, 2020, the City Council authorized the acquisition of the former Pier 1 building
at 100 Energy Way for use as the new City Hall (M&C 20-0910). Staff issued a Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) in December 2020 for a professional project management team to help
determine the future of office space utilization, to program the functions in the new City Hall and
nine other City-owned buildings, and to renovate the new City Hall and construct new Council
chambers.
The RFQ was advertised and forwarded to various consulting firms, Business Equity firms, and
interested parties nationwide and locally. The Business Equity goal for the RFQ is 10%. Two pre-
proposal meetings were held online to address questions about this unique project. On February
11th, 2021, the City received 16 proposals from the following consultant teams:
AECOM, Athenian Group, Broaddus & Associates, Cummings, Freese and Nichols,
Gensler, JLL, KAI, Mayse & Associates, McKissack & McKissack, Procedeo, RAMEL,
Randal Scott Architects, The Projects Group, Tsidkenu, and WT Partnership.
A selection team – comprised of members from the City Manager’s Office, the City Hall Steering
Committee, Property Management Department, and the Diversity and Inclusion Business Equity
Office – reviewed the proposals and selected four firms to interview. Based on the qualifications
and interviews, the selection team ranked the consultants as follows:
Project Manager Team Score
1. Athenian Group 93
2. Gensler 90
3. Randall Scott Architects 79
4. Broaddus & Associates 78
The Athenian Group is a Business Equity consulting firm based in Houston. They are MBE
certified (Minority Business Enterprise) in Houston and have applied for reciprocal certification in
the Fort Worth market area. They have teamed up with Intelitrac, a Fort Worth based government
contracting firm. The Athenian Group and its team members have experience that makes them
highly qualified for this project. They have experience consolidating the City of Seattle’s City Hall
offices into an existing 62-story downtown office tower. They have consolidated Houston’s public
facing services into a Houston Permitting Center, and consolidated the balance of Houston’s City
Hall offices. They have completed other consolidation and relocation efforts for clients such as
Los Angeles County. Some of their team members have served in local governments including
Fort Worth. We believe they understand our needs and can assist us well with the complexity of
this project.
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10567
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 6, 2021
Page 2 of 2
SUBJECT: PROJECT MANAGER SELECTION FOR NEW CITY HALL AND
OTHER CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
City staff has entered into negotiations with the Athenian Group. Because this is a complicated
project involving many facilities, City staff will administratively execute an initial contract to
complete the assessment phase and visioning/best practices study and to develop the
preliminary scope of work and budget for the project. Staff will then bring forward a full project
management contract amendment for City Council consideration, anticipated this summer. The
Athenian Group would lead the programming effort for 10 City buildings, and assist City staff with
procuring architectural and construction services to renovate the new City Hall and construct new
Council chambers.
The 10 City buildings to be programmed include:
New City Hall on Energy Way
Current City Hall on Texas Street
Public Safety Building on Throckmorton St.
Gordon Swift on Monroe Street
Municipal Annex on Monroe Street
Taylor Street Garage
Zipper Building on W 13th Street
13th Street Annex
Business Assistance Center on S. Freeway
Hazel Harvey Peace Center on Missouri Ave.
The programming effort will seek to consolidate City functions, promote collaboration and
innovation, reduce City leasing costs in other buildings, and evaluate buildings for potential sale.
For any questions on this report, please contact Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager, at 817-
392-8018.
David Cooke
City Manager