Item Description:
title
Schematic Design Contract for the Southdale Library Replacement (CP 1005259) with MSR Design for architectural and engineering services, 08/15/23-01/31/24, NTE $1,224,607
end
Resolution:
body
BE IT RESOLVED, that Authorization to proceed with project schematic design for the Southdale Library Replacement (CP 1005259) be approved; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a contract with MSR Design for architectural and engineering services for the Schematic Design Phase of the for the Southdale Library Replacement (CP 1005259) for period August 15, 2023 to January 31, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $ 1,224,607 be approved.
end
Background:
The Southdale Library was built in 1971, and serves the residents of Edina, Bloomington, Richfield and Minneapolis with its extensive collections, meeting spaces, and community-responsive programming. In addition to the library, the 7.74-acre site previously also housed a Resident & Real Estate Service Center (relocated to Southdale Center in 2016) and district courts (relocated to other county facilities in 2019).
Southdale continues to be one of the busiest libraries in the Hennepin County system:
* 4th most visited library in the Hennepin County system, welcoming approximately 185,000 visitors in 2022
* 6th highest volume of physical checkouts, more than 250,000 first-time checkouts in 2022
* 7th highest volume of Wi-Fi connections, more than 225,000 sessions in 2022
* 2nd highest in information counts, second only to Minneapolis Central Library
In 2017, the Designer Selection Committee recommended MSR Design (MSR) to design the new Southdale Library. The International Federation of Library Associations recently selected the MSR-designed Missoula, Montana Public Library for the International Public Library of the Year. This contract allows MSR to continue with the next phase of architectural planning, Schematic Design. Funding for this contract comes from an existing capital budget project (CP 10...
Click here for full text