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AGENDA ITEM 6D <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Brian Wessel <br />DATE: 2/23/98 <br />TOPIC: Consideration of Interior Design Contract, Civic <br />Complex <br />BACKGROUND:. <br />When The Leonard Parker Associates (TLPA) was selected as the <br />architectural /engineering team for the proposed civic complex, the firm's interior <br />design capability and experience was a critical part of the approval decision. The <br />commitment of Sarah Weiner to the project team was considered areal asset. <br />TLPA has developed cost effective, aesthetically pleasing interiors for more than <br />40 years for clients in both public and private sectors. During the preliminary <br />design of the civic complex project, Sarah has been an essential and <br />contributing member of the project team. <br />We are presently at the point in the project schedule where approval of the <br />interior design contract is appropriate and necessary. In keeping with our <br />economic development policy of soliciting quotes for all professional services, <br />staff has contacted the following interior design firms: <br />1. Perkins & Will <br />701 Fourth Ave. So. <br />Minneapolis, MN 55415 <br />2. Spaces Interior Design <br />300 First Ave. No <br />Minneapolis, MN 55401 <br />3. BDH & Young Space Design <br />4510 West 77th St., Ste 101 <br />Edina, MN 55435 <br />Staff is recommending the approval of TLPA interior architecture designer for the <br />following reasons: <br />• Their familiarity with the project in that the interiors team has been heavily <br />involved in the programming and preliminary design. <br />