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Port Orchard staff notify committee of $320,000 contract increase to finish community event center construction documents
Summary
Staff previewed amendment no. 15 to the Rice Fergus Miller contract for the community event center: a $151,000 fee increase for time extension and $169,000 in added scope to complete plaza, shoreline and building construction documents; staff proposed using park impact fees to pay the increase.
Port Orchard staff briefed the Land Use Committee on Amendment No. 15 to the design contract with Rice Fergus Miller (RFM) for the community event center, which would add design work and extend the contract term into subsequent calendar years.
Nick Bond said the amendment includes a $151,000 fee increase to cover calendar-year extension and higher prevailing rates and $169,000 in additional scope to finish full construction documents for the plaza, shoreline work and building. “This is the final big design push,” Bond said; he noted there may be one or two subsequent amendments for interpretive and wayfinding signage required by federal permit conditions. Bond told the committee that Noah (staff reference) expects to pay the increase with park impact fees.
Why it matters: the amendment would increase the contract by roughly $320,000 and allow the project to move from preliminary design to full construction documents. Bond said the total design contract has amounted to about $3.9 million over the past five years and that pushing work into later calendar years increased firm costs.
Committee members asked about rate increases and design details; one member suggested revising wayfinding sign contrast because white font on light blue did not provide sufficient contrast. Bond also described planned interpretive signage tied to federal cultural-resources review: interior interpretation about the former bank building, reuse of timbers from the historic bank, four outdoor interpretive signs about maritime and tribal history, and signage referencing the Puget Sound Heritage Area. Staff said they will contract with an interpretive signage specialist to meet permitting conditions.
No formal committee vote occurred; Bond asked committee members to review the amendment ahead of the City Council meeting where it is scheduled for action.
