RFQ Construction Manager at Risk - State Office Building Restoration

https://www.wctrib.com/news/minnesota/house-panel-approves-500m-renovation-for-minnesota-state-office-building The building that holds offices and committee hearing rooms for the Minnesota House of Representatives is set to receive a $500 million renovation and expansion. Members of the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 21, approved a plan to overhaul and expand the 90-year-old building, which proponents say will address long-standing concerns over its overall condition and accessibility for people with disabilities. The state office building, which sits on the State Capitol Complex in St. Paul, was last renovated in the 1980s and has experienced issues with flooding and mold. Many have also complained the building has inadequate space, and hearing rooms often overflow. Responding to Republican criticisms of the renovation plan for its "exorbitant" cost, committee chair Ryan Winkler, the Democratic House majority leader, argued the changes were well overdue and would only become more expensive in the future. "The emphasis here is serving the public," Winkler said in a statement on the plan. "We're at a critical moment and no one has had the will to take action on this. We've brought forward a plan that is a real solution to very real problems like failing mechanical, electrical and structural systems, not to mention hazards and risks to public safety and security." Legislators passed a bill approving the renovation in 2021. Winkler said the expansion would be paid for through bonding over the next 20 years. The committee had planned to vote on the renovation this week but the final price estimate was not released until Wednesday morning. Republicans said they first saw the final plan for the renovation just two hours before the hearing. The design is based on input from eight workshops held which started in June, and involved partisan and nonpartisan staff. MOCA, a consulting firm that held the workshops, identified "core values" for the design that included increased security, accessibility and openness, and a character that conveys the importance of the business conducted in the building as well as the state's history. Designers also hoped to make the building's layout functional and intuitive for visitors. Currently, the state office building is around 290,000 square feet, and input sessions conducted by the consulting firm this summer found the building would need 456,000 square feet. Steve Berg with BWBR, a St. Paul-based architecture firm that deigned the plan for the new office building, presented the design plan to the committee Wednesday ahead of their vote. Republican members of the committee questioned the need for a half-billion-dollar expansion and overhaul when the Department of Administration had previously estimated the building would only need a little over $250 million to address basic issues such as plumbing and ventilation. "I would urge less spending on it," said Rep. Jim Nash, R-Waconia. It's impressive pictures and they're quite nice. But over a half-a-billion dollars seems exorbitant." Republican members also pointed out that the cost of the construction far exceeded the $90 million construction of the new Senate Office Building, and the more than $300 million state Capitol renovation. Winkler said it wasn't necessarily fair to compare past projects to the proposed renovation, as construction has become more expensive due to inflation. He also said that when the Capitol was restored, much of the working space in the Capitol was eliminated, making new space necessary. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Construction Manager at Risk services for preconstruction consulting and construction for renovation of the State Office Building located at 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN. Renovation will include but not be limited to addressing accessibility, infrastructure, function, building envelope, building systems including health, life safety, and security systems to meet current local and State building codes, standards, workplace needs, and public access and accommodation needs.

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