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Resolution Approving Construction Contract with Samet Corporation/SRS, Inc. as the CMAR to Build the Coliseum Field House
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Department: Coliseum
Council District: 1
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Mike Perdue 373-7457
Contact 2 and Phone: Colleen Vann 373-7465
PURPOSE:
City Council is requested to approve the following construction contract with Samet Corporation/ SRS, Inc. as the Construction Manager at Risk ("CMAR") to build the new Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The new Fieldhouse will be the home venue for the Greensboro Swarm, the Charlotte Hornets' new NBA Development League franchise. The CMAR has worked closely with the contracted Architectural and Engineering design teams to develop construction plans to renovate the existing Pavilion building. These renovations will include building new 'back of house' support rooms including dressing rooms, coaches' offices, medical room, media work room, a new public entrance/box office/lobby and additional restrooms. Renovations will also include new scoreboards, basketball goals and seating components. October 1, 2016 is the targeted completion date and the CMAR process was selected to expedite this significantly short construction schedule.
The CMAR contract with Samet Corporation/ SRS, Inc. is for $5,482,424.00.
BACKGROUND:
Coliseum management assembled a seven-member committee to review each CMAR proposal. The committee met on November 20, 2015 to review each proposal and independently rank each company. The committee recommended Samet Corporation/SRS, Inc. as the project CMAR. On December 15, 2015 City Council approved Samet Corporation/SRS, Inc. as the CMAR and approved the City of Greensboro entering into a contract with Samet Corporation/SRS, Inc. to work with the design team to provide plans/cost estimates for the new Fieldhouse.
On October 27, 2015, Charlotte Hornets Sports & Entertainment, held a public news c...
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