HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 27645-05-2025Ordinance No. 27645-05-202_5
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$9,472,519.00, FROM ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
TRANSFERRING TO THE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THE
DOWNTOWN LIBRARY PROJECT (CITY PRO.IECT NO. 106133), PROVIDING
FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE
OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2024=2025 in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also he increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the
General Fund in the amount of $9,472,519.00, from assigned fund balance, For the purpose of transferring to
the General Capital Projects Fund for the Downtown Library Project (City Project No. 106133).
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void
for any reason by a court ofcompetent j Urisdiction_, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair
the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections ofthis ordinance, which said rem._aining provisions shall
be and remain in full Force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall he cumulative of Ordinance 27107-09-2024 and all other ordinances and
appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of
said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
A.PPRO EU S TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Douglas Black {Jun 9, 2625 16:16 CDT}
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTE❑ AND EFFECTIVE: May 13, 2025
CITY SECRETARY
Jannette S. Goodall
City Secretary
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE', 05/13/25 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 25-0447
LOG NAME: 21 DOWNTOWN LIBRARY DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT
SUBJECT
(CD 9) Authorize Execution of a Design -Build Contract with ECBuild, LLC, in an Amount of $6,000,000,00 to design and Renovate the Downtown Library, Adopt Appropriation
Ordinances, Amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Adopted Budget and Amend the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program
RF( 0VlMFNnATi0N:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize execution of a design -build contract with ECBuild, LLC, i.n. an amount of $6.000,000.00 including a 7,5£/. owners construction contingency allowance, to design anal
renovate the Downtown Library project (City Project No, 106133);
2. Adapt the attached appropriation Ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the General Fund in an amount of $9,472.519,00 from the Fiscal Year 2024
General Fund assigned fund balance from the sale of the central library, for the purpose of transferring to the General Capital Projects Fund for the Downtown Library project [City
Project No. 105133];
3, Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the General Capital Projects Fund in an amount of $9,472.519.00, transferred
from the Fiscal Year 2024 General Fund assigned fund balance, f0rthe purpose of funding the Downtown Library project (City Project No. 106133). and
4. Amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Adopted Budget and the Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program.
❑ISCUSSIQN:
The purpose of this Mayor & Council Communication (M&C) is to authorize the execution of a design -build contract with ECBuild, LLC, in an amount of $6,000,000.00 which includes a
7.5% owners construction contingency allowance, to design and renovate the Downtown Library formally known as the Center forTransforming Lives located at 512 W 4th Street. The
Property is an approximately 31,537-square-fool, historic designated six -story office building located in the Fart Worth Central Business District. The land and improvements will provide
Library seryices and programming in a downtown, central location.
Based on past experience, staff determined that the design -build method of project delivery provided the City with the most expedient means of completion for this project. A Request for
Qualifications was advertised in the Fort Worth Star -Telegram on October 3, 2024 and October 10, 2024- The City of Fort Worth received six (6) proposals from design -build teams on
November 7, 2024. These teams were
• ECBuild, LLC
• Batson Cook Construction
• FPI Builders LLC
• Byrne Construction Services
• Fransen Pittman
• HIM MF Ltd. dba Muckleroy
A selection team composed of members of the Library Department and Property Management Department carefully reviewed these submittals and after discussion and scoring the
team was able to establish a short list of three qualified teams as shown in the table below. Interviews were cwnducled on December 19, 2024.
Interview Scores ECBuild, Fransen Batson
LLC Pittman Cooke
Firms Experience
Technical Competence
Capability to Perform
Capability to Perform Community
Engagement
Fee Proposals
18 18 15
20
20
2n
24
23
20
25
22
15
10 a 9
TOTAL 97 91 79
After ranking the proposals and conducting interviews, the selection team recommends that City authorize the execution of a design -build contract with ECBuild , LLC.
This project will be done over multiple phases. The budget below represents programming and design of the entire building and Construction for Phase I.
PROJECT COST Amount
I '
Design Build Cost [Including 7.5% Owners $fi,000,000.00
Construction Contingency Allowance]
(Staff Time, Materials Testing, if, Security.. Fixtures $3,472,519.001
Furnishings and Equipment (FF&.E), Contingency, etc
Li
�Totat Project Cost $9,472,519.00'
As part of the Fiscal Year 2024 year-end process, the City Manager assigned $56,507,497-00 from the Fiscal Year 2024 fund balance to address future capital shortfalls and library
capital projects, as authorized by Mayor and Council (M&C) 25-0003. This assigned amount exceeds the General Fund reserve requirements and is composed of the following sources:
$9,472,519.00 from the sale of literary property residuals, $14,627,444-00 from capital project shortfalls funded by the remaining assigned fund balance from FY2023, $7,690,534,00
from FY2024 budgetary savings, and $24,717,000.00 from one-time interest earnings.
This action in the M&C will amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Adopted Budget, as approved in connection with Ordinance 27107-09-2024- Funding for this projed was not included in the
FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program due to cost overruns resulting from inflation and rising construction expenses. This M&C action will also amend the FY2025-2029 Capital
Improvement Program, as approved in connection with Ordinance 27107-09-2024.
Approval of this M&C will reduce the Assigned Fund Balance for library capital projects as follows.
Original 80CIQUI0 121SF 4550 80SYCAMORE
General Fund Amount 25- M&C 25-0003 VASOUEZ PARK VILLAGE CREEK PARK PHASE II This M&C Remaining
0003 CONSTRUCTION PHASE I Balance
SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION
Assigned Fund Balance
Fund Balance Set Aside for Capital Shortfalls $47,034,978.00 ($1,500,000.00) ($3,450,000.00) ($1,000,000.00)
Fund Balance Set Aside for Lib'ary Capital Projects 59,472,519-00
Total Assigned Fund Balance $56,507,497.00
The action in this M&C will amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Adopted Budget as approved in connection with Ordinance 27107-09-2024,
Fund ! Department FY 2025 Budget Change Revised FY 2025
Authority
Budget Category (Adopted Budget (increaselDecreasej.Budget
E.xWnditures j
Transferte Capital Fund This M&C Rec 2' $9,472,519-00 $9,472,519.00
1-�- -- - - $9,472,519,00 $9,472,519.00
Funding forthls project was not included in the FY2025-2029 Capilal Improvement Program because design -build firm had not been identified. The action in this M&C will amend
Library's contribution to the FY 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program as approved in connection with Ordinance 27107-09-2024, as follows.
$41,084,978.00
($9,472,519.OQ) 50,00�
y41,0$4,976,p0�
Capital Fund Project Existing Authority Additional Project Total
Name (dame lAppropriations ' Appropriations
- -- — -.. —-
1 $9,472,519-00I $9,472,519,00
30100- Geneva l 106133- $0.00 This M&C Rec
Capital Projects Downtown 3
Fund Library
Project Total ;� $0,00 $9,472,519.00i T9,472,519.00
Funding is available for appropriation from the General Fund assigned fund balance to execute this contract within the General Capital Project Fund- As part of the Fiscal Year2023
process, funds from the proceeds of the central library sale were set aside for future library capital needs, and an available fund balance from the General Fund was assigned for this
contract.
Waiver of Building Permits - in accordance with the City Code of Ordinances, Part II, Chapter 7-1 Fort Worth Building Administrative Code, Section 109-2.1, Exception Z `Work by
non -City personnel on property under the control of the City of Fort Worth shall be exempt from the permit fees only if the work is for action under a contract that uell be or has been
approved by City Council with notes in the contract packages stating the fee is waived." IRPC Plan Review Fees and other associated Development Fees will also be waived for this
project -
Diversity and Inclusion Business Equity Office -The City's Business Equity goal on this Design/Build project is 18-90% on design phase. and 25% on construction phase. ECBuild,
LLC, has agreed/committed to utilize 18.90% business equity participation on the design phase, and ECBuild, LLC, has committed to 25% business equity participation on the
construction phase. The final Business Equity goal on the construction percentage can be adjusted once G M P has been finalized. Any changes in suboontrac fors will be reviewed by the
Business Equity Division.
This project is located in Council District 9.
FISCA INFORMATION t CERTiFICATIONd
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are currently available in the General Fund assigned fund balance and upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the
attached appropriation ordinances, funds will be available In the General Capital Projects Fund for the Downtown Library prajed to support the approval of the above recommendations
and execution of a contract- Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the Property Management and Library Departments have the responsibility of verifying the availability of Funds.
r�mittrd for City Manager's Office b -i Valene Washington 6192
Origin.atino_Business ni d Marilyn Marvin 7708
Brian Glass SOBS
�Glsill.a�7allnFo:nnal_ii.I7Cantac4: Lisa Alexander 2361
Nikita Watts 2028