Richmond Civic Center

Owner: City of Richmond

Architect: Nadel Architects / Preservation Architecture

Construction Value: $79,000,000

Project Size: 193,000 SF + 140,000 SF Plaza

mack⁵ provided Project Management, Cost Management, and Construction Management services for the seismic retrofit and renovation of the Richmond Memorial Civic Center including the City Hall, former Hall of Justice, Auditorium/Convention Center, Art Center, Civic Plaza and significant public art. The project has received a number of awards including the California Preservation Foundation Preservation Design Award 2010, McGraw Hill California Construction Northern California Best of 2009 Top Government/Public Project / Top Project Overall; and the San Francisco AIA Honor Award 2010 for Historic Preservation & Innovation in Rehabilitation. Working with mack⁵, the Owner saved significant costs on the $103 million total project, which the City chose to reinvest in the project, elevating it from LEED Silver to LEED Gold certification. mack⁵ responsibilities included negotiating and managing the Design-Build contract, and ensuring the project was completed on time and under budget. The design-build contract included a second General Contractor with responsibility for one of the buildings, four design-build engineering subcontractors, and over 50 subcontractors and consultants.