Gensler Design Services for Memorial Arena Practice Facility (25-1699A)
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Authorize (1) a Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the professional services contract with M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. & Associates, Inc. dba Gensler for additional services associated with architectural and engineering design services for the Dallas Memorial Arena Practice Facility at an offsite location; and (2) an increase appropriations in an amount not to exceed $5,501,967.00 in the Convention Center Construction Fund - Not to exceed $5,501,967.00, from $25,137,244.00 to $30,639,211.00 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund
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Check competitive bidding compliance for Dallas Convention Center services amendment
Applies if: you represent a firm competing for city professional services contracts or are advising on procurement compliance
Context: Council approved this amendment on May 28, 2025 alongside a cluster of large Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center professional services awards — including a $5.5M Gensler design supplement and a $3.4M Gresham Smith engineering contract — raising questions about whether competitive solicitation thresholds were properly observed across the program.
Recommended: If you represent a firm competing for city professional services work, Supplemental Agreement No. 1 is the moment to verify whether the original contract plus this amendment stays within thresholds permitting negotiated extensions under Texas Government Code Chapter 2254, or whether the cumulative scope required a new solicitation.
Request contract scope for upcoming Dallas Convention Center construction bid packages
Context: City Council adopted this supplemental professional services agreement on May 28, 2025 as part of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Master Plan, which runs parallel to a $200M Memorial Auditorium construction program managed by Beck Azteca.
Recommended: Now that Council has approved Supplemental Agreement No. 1, the expanded professional services scope defines what downstream construction and specialty subcontract packages come to market next. Request a copy of the executed agreement from Dallas Procurement Services to assess deliverables, schedule milestones, and any prequalification requirements before bid packages are advertised.
Request discussion records from Dallas Convention Center professional services vote
Context: Of 72 items at the May 28, 2025 Dallas City Council meeting, this was among six specifically pulled from consent for individual votes — an anomaly worth probing given the broader pattern of large Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Master Plan contracts approved the same day.
Recommended: This professional services supplemental agreement was pulled from the consent agenda for a separate individual vote before being approved — a signal that at least one council member wanted public discussion on record. File a public information request for the council floor transcript and any staff communications explaining why this item was separated from routine consent business.
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Authorize (1) a Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the professional services contract with M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. & Associates, Inc. dba Gensler for additional services associated with architectural and engineering design services for the Dallas Memorial Arena Practice Facility at an offsite location; and (2) an increase appropriations in an amount not to exceed $5,501,967.00 in the Convention Center Construction Fund - Not to exceed $5,501,967.00, from $25,137,244.00 to $30,639,211.00 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund