TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Fire
Adrian Sheppard
425-556-2201
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Fire
Todd Short
Fire Marshal
Fire
Scott Turner
Assistant Fire Marshal
Fire
Rich Gieseke
Assistant Fire Marshal
TITLE:
title
Approval of an Amendment to the Willow Run, LLC/Building X Contract for Outside Technical Review
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Request - Approval of an amendment to the existing Three-Party Contract for technical review and inspection of performance-based design elements for a new high-rise building. This amendment authorizes an increase in the maximum payable amount by Willow Run, LLC from $200,000 to $300,000. As with the original contract, all fees incurred by the City shall be reimbursed by the permit applicant.
Rationale - The need to increase the maximum payable amount is due to unanticipated technical challenges related to the complex nature of the performance-based design. These challenges have resulted in a substantial increase in the expected number of review cycles and, therefore, the number of review hours, meetings and communications conducted by Aegis Engineering. If the maximum payable amount is met prior to completion of the project, significant negative impacts on the completion date of the project and the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy would likely result.
Background - Willow Run, LLC is currently in the building permit phase for a new high-rise building located in the 10300 block of Willows Road known as Building X. As part of the building design, a multi-story atrium with a performance-based smoke control system has been proposed. These design elements are not covered by prescriptive code and can only be approved in a performance-based design and review process as authorized in 2015 IFC 104.7.2. This process requires specialized engineering, fire modeling and smoke control evaluation to ascertain that the proposed alternate methods and materials are ...
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