West Lake Hills City Council amended the professional services agreement with Brinkely Sargent Wiginton, Inc. for the design of the new municipal complex to add an additional $314,000 after unanimous council approval at a Feb. 28 meeting.
In a nutshell
The approved amendment to the agreement with Brinkley Sargent Wiginton, Inc.—the architects for the project—had an original budget of $11,672,700, according to city documents.
The design development budget the city had allocated for the project is $17,062,566, so the additional cost added to the agreement has no excess budget impacts, according to city officials.
The majority of the additional costs are associated with site work, according to city documents.
West Lake Hills Mayor Linda Anthony said the additional unanticipated costs were associated with a larger scope of work, especially as it pertains to drainage flow areas to contain water runoff.
The backstory
The amendment is the third in regard to the design contract for the municipal complex project, with the first adding $7,650 in 2023 for subsurface utility engineering services by 4Ward Land Surveying. The second amendment added a total of $34,407.50, also in 2023, for subcontractor services, according to city documents.
The second amendment included:
- $4,000 for a geological assessment by Horizon Environmental Services Inc.
- $10,875 for subdivision plat and easement exhibits by 4Ward Land Surveying
- $9,000 for boundary, tree, topography, improvement and design survey by 4Ward Land Surveying
