Second Public Hearing on Alternative Contracting Procedure for Zoo Parking Garage Project

Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle Parks and Recreation will conduct an additional public hearing to solicit written and verbal comments on the use of the “design-build” alternative contracting procedure for the zoo parking garage, which will be constructed by 2008.

The initial public hearing was held May 26.  The second public hearing will be held Wednesday, June 8 at the Education Center at Woodland Park Zoo at the zoo’s South Entrance, N. 50th and Fremont Ave., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The zoo parking garage was identified in the zoo’s Long-Range Physical Development Plan which was adopted by the Seattle City Council in fall 2004. The new garage will be located on the west side of Woodland Park Zoo and will be a multi-story facility, providing approximately 700 parking stalls for zoo visitors.

“Design-build” is a project delivery method in which a facility is designed and constructed by a single integrated team of designers, engineers and constructors. This approach involves more collaboration of these disciplines throughout the design and construction phases, resulting in improved cost and schedule controls for certain projects. Design-build teams typically deliver all phases of design and construction for a fixed contract amount. This differs from a more traditional approach in which an architect is employed separately to design a facility, followed by bids by contractors to construct the facility.

Written comments may be mailed or e-mailed to:

Dan Phillips, Project Manager             or        Korie Voorheis, CIP Budget Mgr

Woodland Park Zoo                                          Seattle Parks and Recreation Dept.

601 N 59th St.                                                 100 Dexter Ave. N

Seattle, WA 98103                                          Seattle, WA 98109

dan.phillips@zoo.org                                        korie.voorheis@seattle.gov

206-233-2508

For additional written information about the garage project, please contact Dan Phillips.

Open House added to Second Public Hearing on Alternative Contracting Procedure for Zoo Parking Garage Project. Click here to read the press release.

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