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City staff recommends construction-manager-at-risk and a $5.65 million phase‑3 design contract for 1 City Center

Jacksonville City Council (workshop) · November 6, 2025
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Summary

City presenters and the design team recommended a construction-manager‑at‑risk delivery for the 1 City Center sports and events facility and outlined a phase‑3 design contract fee of $5,650,000; staff said a verbal TDA commitment will help split costs and that a budget amendment and contract will return to council for approval.

City staff and the project design team recommended that the 1 City Center sports-and-events complex move forward under a construction-manager‑at‑risk (CMAR) delivery method and advance a phase‑3 design contract with a fee of $5,650,000.

Jason Galloway, a presenter on the project team, described three delivery options — design‑bid‑build, CMAR and design‑build — and said Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes governs the procurement choices. He summarized the tradeoffs: design‑bid‑build gives the owner more control but is slower and places more budget risk on the owner;…

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