Architectural Services for NCAA Final Four 2025 Improvements

As the City continues its success in hosting NCAA events, the City has committed to additional interior improvements at the Alamodome in preparation for the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2025. The goal is to have an architectural and engineering team to work closely with the City’s Convention and Sports Facilities Department’s director or designee to: • Add 14 new Club suites on the southern end of the Club level. The new suites will be of similar size and capacity as the existing suites. These suites shall include operable partitions between each suite to allow for flexibility of room size as dictated by events; • Enhance the existing Press Area at the Mezzanine level into 4 new suites that can convert into one large event space; • Update the 5th level concession and circulation areas with similar enhancements as completed in the east and west sides of the Plaza Level. These improvements are to include new kitchen, kitchen equipment and point of sales areas, new flooring, wall painting,

LED monitor, signage, sound system and lighting. Professional architectural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) and structural engineering services shall include but not limited to the following services: • Development of conceptual design plans or presentation graphics as negotiated; • Programming to determine priorities, adjacencies best use space and development of detailed space needs analysis based on priorities and input from clients; • Sustainable building practices and energy conservation; • Schematic design including renderings; • Design development; • Coordination with utility purveyors to establish all necessary connections as well as to ensure a seamless design and avoid disruptions to customer services and events; • Construction documents and specifications; • Opinions of probable costs at the end of each design phase that stays within the established budget; • Interior design such as furniture layout, finishes, signage, wayfinding etc.; • Assure conformance to Unified Development Codes and the client’s standards; • Coordination and assistance with obtaining all applicable permits and ensuring adherence to code requirements as required for the construction of the project; • Bidding phase services such as attend pre-bid/bid opening/pre-construction meetings, draft and review bid addendums, and perform bid/proposal review as necessary to include bid recommendations to the City; • Construction administration to include periodic field visits to assess construction progress, answering of contractor requests for information, review of change orders, coordinating construction progress meetings with the contractor, preparing and distributing meeting minutes, reviewing contractor schedules, and other construction phase services; • Project closeout and punch list; • Other duties as typically provided by standard architectural and engineering practices; • Other services as required by the City’s Design Guidance Manual. A copy of the Design Guidance Manual can be found at: http://www.sanantonio.gov/PublicWorks/Current-Vendor-Resources/Design-Guidance-Manual Please note that environmental support services will not be part of this contract. The City’s Public Workss Department’s Environmental Management Division will provide all environmental assessments, and any required environmental clearances