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A joint venture between and was picked as the construction HNTB Architecture of Kansas City won thearchitecture contract. Gilbane and BBL beat out a competinhg bid from HNTB was selected over a jointr venture between of Atlanta and Einhorn Yaffee Prescottin Albany. Convention Center Authority Executive Director Duncan Stewartr said Gilbane and BBL have had alongtimre partnership. "Gilbane's nationally recognized and award winning technolog y resources and aggressive scheduling management coupled with the local commitmengt of BBL and their stron site management team will help the Authoritu to successfully meet itsdevelopment goal," Stewart said in a preparexd statement.
Recommendations will be presented to the authorit board in the next few weeks for theconvention center/hotel operator and the women- and minority-business compliance officer. Those selections will rounc out the consulting team planning the The facilities will be built on Hudso n Avenue between South Pearl andLiberty streets, an area near the Greyhouncd bus terminal that is now largelyy surface parking, and the Green-Hudsob municipal parking garage.
Consultants hired by the authority have done preliminary drawings that include a pedestrian walkway connecting one of the hotelss with the Times Uniomn Center on South Pearl State officials have asked the authority to find ways to bringg down theprojected $300 millionn cost. Stewart has said the authority won't know the actual pricew tag until the constructionj manager and architectural team delve into the detaile ofthe project.