· Related development
LGC and council approve Western-Hunt construction contract
The LGC and City Council signed off on Western-Hunt, a joint venture of Western Builders and Hunt Construction Group, as builder, with construction not to exceed $40 million plus $5.54 million for streetscape and other work. Ballpark Digest later described this as a construction-manager-at-risk contract.[1][2][3]
Western Builders of AmarilloHunt Construction GroupAmarillo Local Government Corporation (LGC)
What the sources say
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On October 2, 2017 the LGC and City Council approved Western-Hunt, a joint venture of Western Builders and Hunt Construction Group, with construction costs not to exceed $40 million plus $5.54 million for streetscape and other development, $45.54 million in total.[1]
- Total
- $45,540,000
- Construction
- $40,000,000
- Streetscape other
- $5,540,000
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The October 2017 approval was a construction-manager-at-risk contract; concerns about agreeing on a construction price later led the council to let the city manager consider other procurement methods.[2]
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Minutes of the October 2, 2017 special meeting record that City Manager Jared Miller said one construction-manager-at-risk proposal was received although 38 proposal packages were picked up, and that the Amarillo Local Government Corporation recommended Western Builders and its partner Hunt. The council voted to proceed with a construction-manager-at-risk agreement with Western Hunt; the minutes record a 3-0 vote. The minutes list Mayor Nelson and Councilmember Hays as absent but also list Mayor Nelson among the yes votes. [3]