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Port approves KMD joint venture to design Pier 27 cruise terminal, cites strong LBE participation
Summary
The Port Commission approved award of design and engineering services for the Pier 27 cruise terminal and adjacent plaza to a KMD Architects joint venture, citing an RFQ with wide interest (144 requests) and 44% local-business (LBE) participation; staff outlined a multi-stage public outreach and design-review process.
The Port Commission voted to award the program, concept and schematic-design contract for the Pier 27 cruise terminal and a two-acre plaza to the joint-venture team led by KMD Architects together with the associated cruise-terminal consultant and local partners.
Valerie O'Donnell (DPW project manager) explained the procurement: the RFQ generated 144 requests and eight full proposals; a five-member panel scored written proposals and interviews, and the KMD joint venture emerged as the top-ranked team. Staff highlighted that the winning team exceeded the Human Rights Commission's local-business-enterprise goal with 44% LBE participation. The recommended contract includes specialized deliverables: hydrodynamic simulations, vehicular-circulation studies, program-level planning for 3 concept options (baseline cruise terminal for ~3,200 passengers; intermediate scheme with plaza and some retail/event space; and an expanded scheme with higher passenger capacity and dual gangways), and cost estimates and public-outreach milestones.
Staff described the review process that will follow: steering-committee review, public workshops, informational presentations to the Port Commission, design-review hearings before the Port's Waterfront Design Advisory Committee and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), and environmental analysis once a concept is selected. Staff said conceptual-design cost estimates will be available mid-year and schematic design will take place after selection of a preferred concept.
Commissioners asked about the range of uses studied and revenue-generation modeling. Staff said the three-scenario approach is intended to quantify the cost/—benefit tradeoffs, with event and restaurant uses examined in two of the three scenarios to evaluate additional revenue streams beyond baseline cruise operations. The Commission approved the award and the staff's recommended public outreach and review sequence.
Next steps: staff expects to sign the contract and issue notice to proceed shortly after Commission approval; concept development and public workshops will be scheduled over the coming months with subsequent Commission review when schematic designs are ready.
