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File #: 25-2386   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/3/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/20/2025 Final action:
Title: Authorize an amendment to the contract for professional design services for the Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project with Studio 8 Architects, Inc., to increase the contract amount by $2,200,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $6,561,000. Funding: $2,200,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation.
Attachments: 1. MWBE Summary, 2. Recommendation for Action
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Authorize an amendment to the contract for professional design services for the Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project with Studio 8 Architects, Inc., to increase the contract amount by $2,200,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $6,561,000. Funding: $2,200,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation.

 

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Lead Department

Austin Financial Services.

 

Managing Department
Austin Parks and Recreation.

 

Amount and Source of Funding

Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation.

 

Procurement Language:

Contract Amendment.

 

MBE / WBE:

This contract was previously awarded in compliance with City Code 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 25.21% MBE and 14.46% WBE.

 

Prior Council Action:

June 11, 2020 - Council approved a professional service agreement with Studio 8 Architects, Inc. for design services on the Dougherty Arts Center.

 

May 9, 2019 - Council approved the Dougherty Arts Center redevelopment site at Butler Shores Park.

 

For More Information:

Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.

 

Additional Backup Information:

With passage of the 2018 Bond Proposition B, voters approved funding for the replacement of the Dougherty Arts Center. Following an extensive public engagement process, in the Spring of 2019 Council approved the relocation of this facility to the Butler Shores parkland. An additional preliminary design phase followed in Fall 2020 through Spring 2021, which better defined the layout of the new facility and authorized the design team to move into the design and construction phases of the project.

 

This amendment will support design phase services and value engineering for the removal of the underground parking garage in the current design.

 

AUTHORIZATION HISTORY

 

AMOUNT

DATE

DESCRIPTION

$2,000,000.00

6/11/20

(Council) - Professional Services Agreement

$61,000.00

6/11/20

(Administrative Authority) - Description of use of funding

$2,300,000.00

1/27/22

(Council) - Additional design, bid, construction and post construction/warranty phase services

$2,200,000.00

11/20/25

Proposed (Council) - Revisit design, bid-award execution, construction and post-construction phases to address adjusting design within construction budget. This amendment will address value engineering and all include removing all references to the underground parking garage.

$6,561,000.00

Total Contract Authorization

 

CONTRACT HISTORY

 

AMOUNT

DATE

DESCRIPTION

$382,327.27

11/16/20

Professional Design Services

$1,649,456.43

12/10/21

SA #1 - Additional Design Services

-$31,987.07

12/10/21

SA #1 - Return Unused Authorization for Reduced Public Engagement Scope

$2,139,797.13

6/08/22

SA #2 - Additional Design Services

$50,162.83

9/13/22

SA #3 - Additional Services - Reclaimed Water and Progress Video

$58,152.00

7/26/23

SA #4 - Additional Services - 12-in Potable Water Main required by Ausitn Water

$112,987.54

10/17/23

SA #5 - Additional Services - Value Engineering Revisions and Drainage Design

$4,360,896.13

Total Contract History