Timeline
1998-2005 2006-2009
2005
August
60% design development plans submission by design firms begin (confirms
scope, cost and coordination between contracts)
June
General Assembly authorizes the appropriation for next phase of funding
($17.8 million) through A/RES/59/295
2004
October
Gardiner & Theobald is selected as Program Management consultants
September
Submission of Final Scope Confirmation Report (validating the scope of the
project) from design teams begin
January
Design Phase begins
2003
December
RFP for Program Manager is issued; 10 firms submitted technical proposals;
7 firms passed technical review based on pre-set criteria; 5 firms passed
verbal presentation; 2 firms presented BAFO.
February
General Assembly adopts A/RES/57/292 authorizing the Secretary-General to
proceed (with remaining phases of) design development and endorses the proposal
to negotiate for the construction and lease-purchase of a swing space building
by the NYS UNDC (UNDC-5).
Budget for project, based on preliminary estimates set by Turner Construction and validated by Hill International (large New York based construction managers) is set at $953 million, not including swing space costs.
General Assembly appropriates $25.5 million for design
development, related project management and related project management costs.
February
Internal review determines selected approach requires multiple design teams.
RFP for detailed design plans, construction documents, and construction
administration is issued.
75 proposals received (69 responded to EOI; 47 found acceptable,
78 sent RFP by PS, 75 submitted proposals from 36 firms), 34 proposals by
22 firms passed technical review; 34 presentations by 22 firms presentation
held, 10 proposals by eight firms totally technically acceptable, six contracts
awarded. Six teams selected, each lowest bidder, for six separate contracts:
Contract A (Programme Planning), Contract B (Infrastructure, Basements,
Garage, North Lawn and UNITAR), Contract C (General Assembly and Conference
Buildings), Contract D (Secretariat and South Annex Buildings), Contract
E (Dag Hammarskjöld Library) and Contract F (Security)
2002
August
Secretary-General submits a report (A/57/285) to the General Assembly based
on the submission by the RSG
April-November
RSG submission of Final Preliminary Phase Reports to the UN
2001
July
RSG begins work with team of 15 sub-consultants
June
Renato Sarno Group (RSG) was the lowest bidder for all potential services
and for preliminary phase only
*Note: This was a bid for all the design
work through completion and construction. All bids were based on 4 potential
service phases: Preliminary, Design Development, Construction Documents,
Construction Bid Support and Construction Administration. Only the Preliminary
Phase ($6,229,466.00) was authorized; awarding of other phases remained
at UN's option.
February
General Assembly adopts A/RES/238 and authorizes the Secretary-General to
proceed with the preparation of comprehensive design plan and detailed cost
analysis and to identify all viable alternatives.
February
Request for Proposal (RFPS) goes out for Design Team for Preliminary Phase*:
15 proposals submitted
8 passed technical review based on pre-set criteria; 6 submitted the lowest
cost proposals
price/bid range of $77.8 million to $43.1 million
1999 - 2000
Arup submits the Capital Master Plan Study, providing an Overview Report, Conditions Assessment Report, Recommendations Report for Long Term Tracking and a Budget Report. Total fixed fees per contract - $898,000.
1998
Ove Arup and Partners (Arup), a multinational engineering
firm, was contracted to review the existing conditions, and recommend a
program of repairs for the United Nations Headquarters complex