Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix, Inc. for the Hands On Children's Museum Expansion Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix, Inc. to provide Owner Advisor services through design and construction of the Hands On Children's Museum Expansion Project in the amount of $855,037.00.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Service Agreement for Owner Advisor services for the Hands On Children's Museum Expansion Project in the amount of $855,037.00.
Staff Contact:
Jim Rioux, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8484
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Olympia's Hands On Children's Museum (HOCM) is the most visited children's museum in the Pacific Northwest. The current facility serves over 300,000 annual visitors in a space that was designed for 212,000 occupants. The main building, constructed in 2011 and opened in 2012, encompasses 28,000 square feet across three stories including 12,000 square feet of exhibit space. The Outdoor Discovery Center consists of interactive outdoor exhibits on an approximately half-acre site. This project will increase the facility's existing indoor square footage to accommodate more guests, add exhibits and outdoor learning experiences, make critical facility improvements to meet community needs, enhance early learning, attract more out-of-town visitors, improve the museum layout and flow for a better visitor experience, and align with best practices per square foot. Plans include a new arrival plaza, increasing outdoor exhibit space, a culinary classroom, a flexible event space with a traveling exhibit gallery, additional preschool /daycare space and 40 new parking stalls....
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