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Council hears update on proposed tower art installations; towers classified as art pieces excluded from formal bid process
Summary
Staff told council the multi‑tower site will be built under a general‑contract arrangement while the towers themselves are being classified as custom art pieces exempt from the city’s traditional competitive bid process; the site portion was placed for bid with two offers reported.
At the start of the work session staff briefed council on procurement for a multi‑tower installation project. A staff presenter said the towers themselves were procured as custom art pieces and therefore classified as exempt from the city’s traditional competitive-bid requirements. The site‑construction portion was placed for bid, and staff reported two bids were received for the site work.
Staff told council a general contractor, FM Constructors, will oversee construction of the six towers’ site work. During the exchange a councillor asked about overall project dollars; an on‑record reply included a large figure that was repeated in the transcript. Staff described the site portion and separate tower procurement costs verbally; transcript excerpts indicate an amount reported during the discussion but detail and budget line items were not supplied in the meeting packet.
Council did not take formal action on the briefing; staff said they would coordinate procurement and follow the city’s procurement rules for construction and applicable exemptions for custom art purchases.
