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Consideration for approval of Amendment No. 1, an increase in the amount of $1,080,000.00 to include additional architectural and engineering services to the professional services contract with JHS Architect, Inc., Laredo, Texas, for the City of Laredo Sports Complex Venue Phase II. Current contract amount with this amendment is $4,035,000.00. Funding is available in the Sports Venue Tax Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On September 7, 2021, City Council approved to award a professional services contract to JHS Architect, Inc., Laredo, Texas for the City of Laredo Sports Complex Venue Phase II which includes Task 4 & 5, in the amount not to exceed $2,955,000.00 to provide surveying (boundary & aerial), architectural, and engineering professional services. Funding is available in the 2021 Sports Venue Tax.
On September 7, 2021, City Council approved to award a professional services contract to JHS Architect, Inc., Laredo, Texas for the City of Laredo Sports Complex Venue Phase II which includes Task 9, in the amount not to exceed $295,680.00 to provide off-site engineering and surveying professional services. Funding is available in the 2020A Water Revenue Bond and 2017 Sewer Revenue Bond.
On August 16, 2021, City Council approved to accept the Sports Venue Master Plan as presented by JHS Architect, motioned to go out on Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a design build for this project not to exceed $32 million and motioned to table item #27.
On February 1, 2021, City Council approved to award a professional services contract to JHS Architect, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $431,544.00 which includes geotechnical services, traffic impact analysis, and park master plan for the City of Laredo Sports Complex Venue to include master planning and other amenities. Funding is available in the Sports Venue Tax Fund.
BACKGROUND
City of Laredo Proposition A was approved by the voters through a special election on November 6, 2018 authorizing the City of Laredo to partially relocate a sports complex venue project previously approved by the voters on November 4, 2014 that originally was expected to be located in its entirety on the campus of Texas A&M International University, and to now finance an additional sports complex venue project to be located within the corporate limits of the City of Laredo and the related infrastructure and the maintenance and operation thereof, and authorizing the use of the existing venue sales and use tax levied at a rate of one-fourth of one percent (as approved by the voters on August 12, 2000 and re-approved by the voters on November 4, 2008 and November 4, 2014, not being a new tax) for the purpose of financing the sports complex venue project. Also, the City accepted the donation of a one hundred twenty-five (125) acre tract of land from Cuatro Vientos, Ltd. On February 3, 2020 for the purpose of developing a sports complex venue. City Council approved by motion directing staff to initiate the solicitation process of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for this project November 4, 2019 to include Sports Tourism not just the traditional baseball angle but include volleyball, soccer, mountain biking and as economic development.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Approval of this motion.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2024
Budgeted Y/N?: N
Source of Funds: Sports Venue Tax Fund
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Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available under Sports & Community Venue.
Account numbers include:
256-7930-513-5526 Project# AR21CS
256-7910-513-5526 Project# AR21CS