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Resolution Authorizing Amendment #1 in the Amount of $667,330 to Contract #2019-5160 between the City of Greensboro and Vines Architecture, Inc. in Association with EVOKE Studio for the Design of a Joint Use Facility to Combine the Windsor Community Recreation Center and Vance Chavis Library
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Council Priority: Maintain Infrastructure and Provide Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Department: Parks and Recreation
Council District: 2
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Nasha McCray, 433-7360
Contact 2 and Phone: Brigitte Blanton, 373-2716
PURPOSE:
To extend the existing agreement between the City of Greensboro and Vines Architecture in the amount of $667,330 to complete the full schematic design portion of the design contract for the Windsor-Chavis Joint Use Facility.
BACKGROUND:
In 2016, City of Greensboro residents approved a bond referendum that provided funding for the planning and design of a joint facility to combine Windsor Community Recreation Center and Vance Chavis Library. City Council is requested to approve the professional services contract between the City of Greensboro and Vines Architecture, Inc./EVOKE Studios for the development of the conceptual and schematic designs for the Windsor-Chavis Joint Use Facility project.
On May 21, 2019, the Greensboro City Council approved the professional services contract for $1,259,500 between the City of Greensboro and Vines Architecture, Inc./EVOKE Studio for the development of the conceptual and partial schematic design of the Windsor-Chavis Joint Use Facility project. Throughout 2019, the Vines Architecture, Inc./EVOKE Studio team held a series of engagement events and opportunities for the community to participate, provide input, and develop a vision for the new joint use facility. Based on the results of over 11 events and over 4,000 votes, the design team worked through a design that would unify and incorporate both the community's input and the needs ...
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