Beach Complex Meeting - Short and Sweet

The meeting of the Negotiation Committee, consisting of staff directly affiliated with our beach, met in the Conference Room today and an announcement was made that today's meeting would be to narrow down the companies in order to eventually choose the design team. This will consist of conceptual designs, cost estimates and possibly overseeing the construction of the project for the City of Lake Worth.

The Committee narrowed down the proposals to two companies as follows::

CPZ Architects, Plantation, Florida
Total points on bid sheets:  470
Chris Zimmerman, AIA, the owner of CPZ was present.

Kimley Horn, a large engineering company with offices in West Palm Beach had one representative there. They have experience in sports, entertainment complexes.
Total points on bid sheets:  457

On September 7, the Committee will recommend to the commission the two companies.

Juan Ruiz, assistant city manager, made a motion to have the two companies make their proposals on September 8 at 9:45 in the City Hall Conference room to the Committee.

There was no hint as to what they plan to do at our beach complex but our city attorney, Cristy L.  Goddeau, told us that there will be

• NO lease situation

• NO public private partnership

So, this means that their probable intent will be to use the penny sales tax proceeds.