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Committee approves raising consultant cap for Veterans Building seismic project to $11.6M
Summary
The subcommittee forwarded a resolution to increase the consultant not‑to‑exceed amount for structural engineering and related services on the War Memorial Veterans Building seismic upgrade from about $2.76 million to $11.62 million to complete design and alternates; the department reported heavy historic‑building unknowns and a competitive selection of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger.
The committee advanced a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to execute an amendment to the structural engineering and consultant services agreement for the War Memorial Veterans Building seismic upgrade, raising the not‑to‑exceed amount from $2,758,445 to $11,621,721.
DPW project manager Tara Lamont and War Memorial Director Beth Murray described the project as a complex historic‑building seismic upgrade that required program‑validation work and specialized consultants (acoustics, theatrical systems, envelope studies). The department said Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) — selected through a competitive request for qualifications — leads a consultant team that includes many local LBE subcontractors; the project team reported meeting the Human Rights Commission’s LBE goal (the consultant team is tracking 27% LBE participation against a 14% goal).
DPW said the additional consulting budget accounts for unknowns revealed in preliminary testing, work to define scope and alternate scopes, and coordination of specialized consultants needed to complete design and move to construction. The budget analyst reviewed documentation and recommended approval.
The committee forwarded the item with recommendation to the full Board.
Note on spelling: the transcript rendered the firm name inconsistently; the firm is Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (commonly abbreviated SGH), the team the department reported as the highest‑ranked proposer during the competitive selection process.
