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BOA ARCHITECTURE RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS REMODEL & AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE - CITY OF IRVINE BEFORE AFTER: COMPLETED DEC. 2018 Client: City of Irvine, Department of Public Works Contact: Alex Salazar, Public Works Senior Project Manager (949) 724-7408 Started Project: Nov 2017; Construction Completed: December 2018 Construction Cost: $2,600,000 Architect Team: Edward Lok Ng, Leonardo Arteaga, & Miguel Andrade Project Description: BOA Architecture provided architectural design to entirely modernize the City Council Chambers for workplace safety, ADA a" ` Compliance and a new Audio -Visual system with latest` - state -of -the -art technology. The architectural renovation included the replacement of the City Council Dais, City Clerk's desk, Director's desk, presenter's desk and both ■_�� _ ;c public address podiums. The Dais was re -organized in an oval shape to allow Council to speak directly with the Directors and public presenters directly. The existing ;--' awkwardly placed access ramp was moved to behind a wall to give the Chambers symmetry while maintaining access for the disabled up to the Dais. Each Dais desk t P station has internetlintranet access, individual computer 11�1■ screens for voting and to view PowerPoint presentation and access staff reports. Other areas of renovation include new carpeting, new acoustic ceiling with new LED lighting, special broadcast lighting, and sound system. New acoustical wall diffusers help to mitigate echoing and reverberation. This project incorporated many security components and workplace safety features such as, bullet -resistant panels (under the desk counter) for Council members and staff, and 2 desk stations for public safety officers. The added protection will allow staff to "duck and cover" in case of danger. BOA worked intimately with our AV Technology and Information Technology consultant (Triton Technology) to create a hardware and software plan to provide utilities, locate new computer equipment, ambient and broadcast lighting, dedicated computer servers, state-of-the-art new "cube screens" video LED wall, and customized workstations for the City's broadcast staff. The same level of attention to the details was given to the retrofit of the locating of fire sprinkler heads and alarm devices. The greatest challenge for this project was the extremely compact schedule of 10.5 months for design, public bidding, and construction. BOA coordinated closely with the City for the Building -Safety Dept. plan reviewer to perform plancheck in the preliminary design phases to resolve accessibility and outstanding issues before starting construction documents, making the formal plancheck and building permit approval easy and seamless. BOA and its Design Team worked weekends and overtime to meet every critical path deadline. During the bidding process and construction phase, BOA gave this project the highest priority by answering and resolving RFI's within 1-2 days, and being on - call to meet with the construction team to expedite the construction process. The construction completed "on - time" to accommodate a very important citywide City Council Meeting. The city was proud to showcase its newly remodeled City Council Chambers with its StatAd-212-reitecture and AV Systems