Fiscal Note
The adopted 2015 capital budget includes $335,000 for building improvements. Funds for this contract will be expended against this source.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Isthmus Architecture, Inc., in the amount of $27,740 for architectural design and consulting services for the rehabilitation of Olin Terrace.
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WHEREAS, Olin Terrace provides the primary pedestrian entrance to the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center (“Monona Terrace”), and
WHEREAS, Olin Terrace is in need of rehabilitation to correct settlement, drainage and other issues, and
WHEREAS, architectural and design work for Olin Terrace and Monona Terrace must be consistent with the original exterior design done by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1950s as well as the later design work done at the time Monona Terrace was constructed, and
WHEREAS, Isthmus Architecture, Inc. is a local firm whose Principal Architect, Peter Rott, has the experience and specialized expertise needed to ensure that the work is done in a manner that respects the original context of Monona Terrace and is consistent with the intent of the original design. Mr. Rott worked on the original design work for Monona Terrace when it was built, assisted with the design work for the replacement carpeting for Monona Terrace and will be supplying design work for the pending replacement of the Monona Terrace Marquee. Mr. Rott is also the former Director of Operations for Taliesin Architects and holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and
WHEREAS, because Mr. Rott possesses particular expertise related to design services for Monona Terrace that constitutes a “sole source” provider of services, it is appropriate, under Sec. 4.26(4)(a)2. of Madison General Ordinances to select Isthmus Architecture, Inc. to perform architectural design and consulting services for the rehabilitation of Olin Terrace, and
WHEREAS, because Mr...
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