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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERSNo. 21-10683
October 12, 2021
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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SUBJECT: ARCHITECTURAL TEAM SELECTION FOR FUTURE CITY HALL
The purpose of this Informal Report is to updatethe City Council on the selection of a consultant
team to provide architectural design servicesfor the future City Hall.On August 12th, 2021, the
Cityissueda Request for Qualifications(RFQ)to select an architect and engineering team to
provide design and constructionadministration services for the construction required to remodel
100 Energy Way and build Council chambers for use as Fort Worth's City Hall.The Business
Equity goal for this RFQ is 25%.
Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) were due September 9th, 2021, and the City received11
SOQs from qualified architectural firms. The selection committee included representatives from
the City Manager’s Office, the City Hall Steering Committee, Property Management Department,
Development Services Department, Diversity and Inclusion Business Equity Office,and the
Athenian Group.The firms submitting SOQs were:
Bennett Partners, BOKAPowell,BR Architects & Engineers,Gensler,GFF, Hahnfeld
Hoffer Stanford, Huitt-Zollars,Page Southerland Page, Perkins & Will,Randall Scott
Architects,and The Smith Group.
After reviewing the SOQs, the committee selected 4 of the 11 firms for interviews based on their
rankings in a qualifying matrix. The interviews took place September 24th, 2021and the following
is a summary of the results of the interview process.
Design TeamScore
1.BOKAPowell88.5
2.Huitt-Zollars84.0
3.Gensler80.0
4.Page Southerland Page70.0
The selection committee recommends that BOKAPowell, LLC, be selected for design and
construction administration services for the futureCity Hall. City staff is currently negotiating
scope and fee with BOKAPowell, LLC. Afterthese are established and supporting and Business
Equity documents are complete and approved, staff intends to place an M&C on the November 9
City Council agenda to approve the contract.
For any questions related to this effort, please contact Steve Cooke, Property Management
Director, at 817-392-5134.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS