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Algiers Ferry Buildings Renovation Project
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DESCRIPTION: Requesting Board authorization to award the task order for design service to Batture, LLC
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to award a task order to Batture, LLC a Certified DBE/SLDBE contracted as part of the on-call Architecture and Engineering pool, to complete preliminary and final design for the renovation and modernization activities for the Algiers Point Ferry Terminal and Lower Algiers Maintenance Facility for an amount not to exceed $1,100,000.
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In 2019, RTA received an award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Passenger Ferry Grant Program to rehabilitate the Algiers Point Ferry Terminal and Lower Algiers Ferry Maintenance Building. In 2022, RTA received an additional FTA grant to further enhance the scope and scale of renovations of the Algiers Point Ferry Terminal.
The Algiers Point Ferry Terminal renovations aim to make the terminal more operationally effective by removing the now obsolete pedestrian bridge; upgrading the main passenger access ramps; retrofitting the site to improve site circulation, landscaping, and stormwater retention; and upgrading the interior for enhanced community use and administration offices. The current ceiling height of approximately 26' in the terminal is not energy or space-efficient, and the proposal is to reduce the ceiling volume by adding a second floor. This will reduce operating expenses and double the usable square footage of the building. The main floor can then be used for concession or similar use to generate operating revenue. The RTA is also interested in providing infrastructure that may be needed during emergency situations, such as an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and/or cooling and heating stations. This will be a coordinated effor...
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