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MAPS board approves routine contracts, change orders and program amendments in Nov. 6 meeting
Summary
The MAPS Citizens Advisory Board approved a slate of engineering contracts, change orders, lease/management agreements and park awards including TEIM Design ($772,000), Garver beautification ($506,900), amendments to Populous and CEC, and several modest change orders and awards. Staff also gave a program-wide status update.
The MAPS for Citizens Advisory Board approved a series of routine but material items during its Nov. 6, 2025 meeting, including engineering contracts, change orders, architectural amendments and a lease/management agreement for a cultural operator.
Key approvals included:
- Engineering services contract with TEIM Design for MAPS sidewalks Phase 3A/3B, fee $772,000 (approved). - Engineering services contract with Garver for MAPS 4 beautification Phase 3 (entry points and three bridges), fee $506,900 (approved). - Change orders and amendments: multiple modest increases and reconciliations were approved, including Crosslink Construction (Family Justice Center) +$73,358; Pillar Construction (Senior Health & Wellness Center) +$13,340; park enhancements pedestrian bridge +$29,197.43; and other scope reconciliations with NASS and RCC contractors (no net increase for one bike-lanes change order). - Amendment #1 to CEC Corporation for Cameron Park improvements +$620,500 (approved) and Amendment #1 to Alfred Hall, Monaghan & Morris for the MAPS 4 Restoration Center +$30,000 (approved). - Lease and management agreement approved with the Freedom Center and the Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust to operate the Clara Luper Civil Rights Center.
Staff also presented a program status update noting progress on the animal welfare center (structural steel in place), the diversion hub (interior finishes underway), Palomar (slab scheduled) and multiple sidewalk and youth-center design efforts.
What happens next: Staff will continue project management and return to the board with final close-outs, additional amendments or change orders as required by construction progress.
