Agenda - Public Works Committee - 11/20/2018

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November 14, 2018 Mark Riverblood, City of Ramsey 7550 Sunwood Drive NW Ramsey MN 55303 PUMPHOUSEBUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES Dear Mark: As we have worked together on the master plan for Ramsey’s park system and on the plan for The COR Parks, it has become apparent how closely tied Ramsey’s identity is with its unique park and open spaces. We also know that even simple built forms, like the Pumphouse, can contribute to the character and utility of these public spaces and are therefore excited to provide you with this proposal for its façade improvements. The following scope of work is for existing conditions analysis, concept design for the pumphouse, and architectural design guidelines for other structures, based on the concept for the pumphouse. The collaborative design team, subsequently referred to as LHB/Jacobson, will be led by LHB with Bruce Jacobson providing planning context. Please review this proposal and let me know if you need any modifications to our scope, schedule, or fee—we are happy to make adjustments to better meet your needs. SCOPE OF SERVICES Define architectural design aesthetic for Municipal Pumphouse #3 both as a stand-alone project, and also to provide a precedent model for future public realm buildings within the COR. The City of Ramsey is presently in the process of design for the remaining major public realm elements in The COR; the two connected park spaces—Municipal Plaza and The Waterfront. Both of these parks are along or near, Center Street and across from Pumphouse #3, with the Ramsey Municipal Center at the southern terminus of this same street. Center Street, as the name implies, is at the very center of Ramsey’s pedestrian and transit orientated downtown. The existing and future municipal buildings represent an archipelago of visually and physically interconnected places within the community along this armature and axis of streets, trails, sidewalks and parks—and as such, care should be taken to define and embrace this sense of place through appropriate architecture. Together with the Municipal Center, the Pumphouse was one of the very first buildings in the COR. However, unlike the Municipal Center, an intentional decision was made to not finish the exterior, preferring to do so at the time that all the public realm elements could be understood and contextualized— in other words, concurrent with the aforementioned park design work now underway.