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The BCEC Case Study I: What we got right

The BCEC Case Study I: What we got right. February 22, 2010 Presented by Lowell Richards. Agenda: What we got right. Process: Legislative Process: Neighborhood Comprehensive Special Legislation Land Taking Finance District City Role Environmental Review Procurement Design.

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The BCEC Case Study I: What we got right

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  1. The BCEC Case Study I:What we got right February 22, 2010 Presented by Lowell Richards

  2. Agenda: What we got right • Process: Legislative • Process: Neighborhood • Comprehensive Special Legislation • Land Taking • Finance District • City Role • Environmental Review • Procurement • Design

  3. 1. Process: Legislative • Established study group Governor, House Speaker, Senate President, Mayor • Thoughtful research and analysis Third party experts • Drafts of reports circulated early and often • Check and accountability established through the required certification of the city's CFO and A&F secretary

  4. 2. Process: Neighborhood • Aggressive outreach throughout study group process • Neighborhood Design Advisory Committee (NDAC) established and worked with design team • Legislatively mandated community liaison

  5. 3. Comprehensive Special Legislation • Identified project size – buildings and land area • Specified budget and funding sources • Clearly defined roles for City of Boston & MCCA • Dealt with process, permitting, procurement and other topics • Assignment of future cost sharing between city and state in case of cost over-runs

  6. 4. Land Taking • More taken than necessary, to allow for expansion • Headquarters hotel site designation on North East corner, underground parking Existing Conditions, Before BCEC Construction

  7. 5. Finance District • Created dedicated revenue stream for bonds • Very close to revenue neutral to the Commonwealth Approximate boundary of Convention Center Financing District

  8. 6. City of Boston Role • Financial commitment created elevated presence • Site acquisition, demolition and remediation

  9. 7. Environmental Review • Streamlined Article 80 process • Master permit

  10. 8. Procurement • Special procurement provisions in Ch.152 made project feasible • Traditional (Ch.149) public procurement would not have worked

  11. 9. Design • Meeting planner involvement early • Exhibit hall on one floor • Massive (at the time) ballroom • Exhibit hall to meeting room ratio optimal for business success

  12. Review: What we got right • Process: Legislative • Process: Neighborhood • Comprehensive Special Legislation • Land Taking • Finance District • City Role • Environmental Review • Procurement • Design

  13. The BCEC Case Study I:What we did right February 22, 2010 Presented by Lowell Richards

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