Convention Center Expansion Engineering Services (26-323A)

Context: Dallas City Council approved an $11.3M condemnation settlement for land adjacent to the convention center on February 25, 2026, as part of the broader $717.5M expansion authorization — signaling continued land assembly activity in that area.

Recommended: If you represent property owners near the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, obtain the parcel records and executed $11.3M condemnation settlement agreement to identify which properties were acquired and whether your client's parcel falls within the active acquisition corridor.

Context: City Council approved Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the professional services contract on February 25, 2026, alongside a $695.7M Guaranteed Maximum Price authorization for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center expansion.

Recommended: Request the executed Supplemental Agreement No. 2 and the original base contract to identify scope changes, new deliverables, and updated coordination requirements before field work advances on the convention center project.

Context: The Workday enterprise HR and payroll contract was published at $15.4M but corrected to $4.9M before the February 25, 2026 City Council vote — a $10.5M difference on a sole-source award that bypassed competitive bidding.

Recommended: File a public records request for the originally published agenda item and the corrected version of the sole-source Workday HR and payroll contract, along with any internal communications explaining the discrepancy before the vote.