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c4 . w; ydea item 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: March 8, 1996 MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Morelan Bob Pedersen ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson RE: Engagement of Architect for City Hall Addition Feasibility Report Two proposals were sought and received for architectural services relative to the preparation of a feasibility study for an addition onto City Hall to house the Little Canada Historical Society. The two firms considered and their respective proposal fees are as follows: * Paul Finsness Architects - $3,650 plus reimbursable expenses at 105% of actual amount. * Boatman, Kroos, Pfister, Rudin & Associates, Inc. - Hourly rates to a maximum of $5,600 plus reimbursable expenses. My recommendation is to retain BKPR based on their proposal even though there appears to be approximately a $2,000 difference in cost. My rationale for this decision is as follows: * While the scale of this project is not very large, there can be a high degree of difficulty given issues related to setback conformance, adding onto existing building configuration, matching existing roof lines, and the impact on the parking area. I feel that BKPR is the architect best suited to address these issues given their familiarity with our building resulting from their design of our current configuration. (See sketch attached showing setback issues for addition to the north.) * The potential exists for BKPR's fee to be less than the maximum of $5,600 if we are able to narrow their involvement through efficient communication of needs and decisions as to project scope. Future savings may be achieved by the retention of BKPR Page 9