HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinal Team Selection Meeting OverviewChamonix Site Master Plan Project
Purpose
The purpose of developing a new master plan for the Chamonix Site is
To site a fire station in West Vail
To identify and evaluate improved development opportunities now apparent on the combined properties.
To identify additional municipal, recreational and/or mixed uses that will maximize community benefit while complementing characteristics of the existing area in an innovative manner.
To analyze possibility of medium to high density (+18 units/acre) residential “For Sale” and “For Rent” employee housing units (EHUs)
To analyze passive and/or active recreational, commercial, live/work and/or mixed-uses.
Analyze additional public facilities or co-uses and/or amenities such as Town offices, police and/or ambulance district substation facilities, and public works department facilities
well suited for the development and complimentary to the larger West Vail sub-area.
Opportunity Statement
Key components of the “opportunity” analysis and plan development will be:
To identify, rank and prioritize opportunities to integrate fire station/municipal uses and site design with residential uses;
To identify, rank and prioritize opportunities for public and private partnerships relative to development viability and efficiency;
To identify, rank and prioritize phasing options and viability for different development and financing alternatives, and;
To identify, rank and prioritize opportunities to integrate and implement energy efficient and sustainable (green building) design principles and construction techniques into any development
scenario recommended.
Qualifications
We asked for consultant teams that are qualified in:
Land planning, site analysis and layout;
Landscape architecture;
Architectural massing and spatial analysis, municipal, residential and commercial space programming, construction cost estimating, and pro-forma development, and;
Facilitation of public review processes.
The delivery of a land use master plan;
The delivery of site specific design and development alternatives and associated cost estimates, phasing plans/timelines, and pro formas;
The delivery of emergency services and municipal facilities designs;
The delivery of sustainable (green building) and/or certified designs for residential and commercial projects.
Scope
Some key aspects of the proposed scope of work:
Identify and evaluate multiple site configurations for the West Vail Fire Station (approximately 18,000 sq. ft. total) using design specifications provided by the Town of Vail following
a scoping meeting with representatives from the Vail Fire & Emergency Services Department. At least one of the configurations should include the ability for additional development on
the remainder of the site. The designs should explore possible options for drive-though accessibility by emergency vehicles to avoid backing maneuvers, as well as the inclusion of on-site
housing for emergency services personnel (to be included in the 18,000 sq. ft station).
Determine a range of potential additional development on the combined property taking into account on-site “resident” housing needs for Fire Department personnel, as well as the integration
of medium to high density (+18 units/acre) employee housing and mixed uses as transitions to adjacent residential neighborhoods and commercial areas. Integration of fire station/municipal
and residential/mixed uses is a key component to any development scenario alternative.
Develop 3 alternatives for master planning and development of the site, to include specific recommendations on zoning, and development parameters, such as permitted and conditional uses,
building height, floor area, site coverage, setbacks, parking and circulation. In addition, the consultant should provide preliminary (conceptual) cost estimates, phasing plans/timelines
and pro-formas for each alternative examined. Each alternative should be presented with associated visuals, phasing plans and pro formas. At least one of the approaches, assuming it
meets the project parameters, should include a public-private partnership scenario that attempts to fund construction of the fire station and employee housing with minimal to no public
funding.