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Assembly awards design contract for Birch Hill multipurpose building to Design Alaska
Summary
The Fairbanks North Star Borough awarded RFP 25074 to Design Alaska for architectural and engineering design services for a new ~5,000-square-foot multipurpose building at Birch Hill Recreation Area; design contract approved for $295,380 and construction later estimated at around $4 million in designer guidance.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted Thursday to award RFP 25074 to Design Alaska for architectural and engineering services to design a new multipurpose building at the Birch Hill Recreation Area.
Corey Beal of General Services told the assembly the RFP process complied with borough procurement rules and that Design Alaska was the top-ranked proposer. “We’re recommending approval of the award to Design Alaska in the amount of $295,380,” Beal said in the staff report.
The project will produce design documents for a roughly 5,000-square-foot warm-up and timing building intended to replace three smaller facilities at Birch Hill. During discussion, an assembly member asked for a construction-cost estimate; borough staff said they requested design to target construction bids at approximately $4,000,000. Staff and members noted the design contract covers only design work, not construction.
The motion to award RFP 25074 was moved by Mr. Kras and seconded by Ms. Kelly. The assembly conducted a roll-call vote after discussion; members recorded a final tally of 5 yes, 4 no and the motion carried. The clerk recorded the vote and the assembly chair announced the award. Members asked staff to consider phasing in construction and to include alternatives and phased options in the design work so future construction could be staged if needed.
Staff said the project had been included in prior capital planning and that some design funding and earlier CIP entries appear in the multi-year plan. The mayor and several members noted that the project had previously been in the borough’s capital plan and that the design award follows earlier appropriations.
Design Alaska will proceed with design services under the contract, after which the borough will seek construction bids and return to the assembly for construction authorization and appropriation as required by the borough’s procurement and capital project policies.
