Five teams are in the running to design and build the $10 million parking garage planned for UCF Downtown.
The University of Central Florida announced the finalists for the 600-space parking structure at its future downtown Orlando campus:
- PCL Construction Services and Walker Parking Consultants
- The Beck Group and NBBJ
- Clancy & Theys Construction Co. and HuntonBrady Architects
- The Haskel Co.
- The Collage Cos. and PGAL
Each team is scheduled to present proposals and be interviewed by UCF’s selection committee in August, and a finalist will be chosen in September, a UCF press release said. Subcontractor opportunities for local firms then will follow.
The team chosen will be responsible for designing and building the parking garage with security cameras, license plate recognition technology, a system that reflects open spaces by floor bay and a message board at the entrance. The project may also include space for a coffee shop, conference room, retail and offices, UCF documents showed.
The garage will support 7,700 UCF and Valencia College students, as well as faculty and staff of the new campus that’s opening on 15 acres at the intersection of Parramore Avenue and Livingston Street in August 2018.
SchenkelShultz Architecture, Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Skanska USA Building Inc. were chosen last month as the design/build team of the centerpiece of the new campus: a $60 million, 165,000-square-foot academic building. The team also is responsible for a $5 million renovation to UCF’s existing Center for Emerging Media.
Once built, UCF Downtown is expected to have an annual economic impact of $205 million, with 2,000 new direct and indirect jobs anticipated. It’s also expected to be a catalyst for Creative Village, a 68-acre, $1 billion, mixed-use development plan led by downtown Orlando developer Craig Ustler, who envisions it as a tech mecca for businesses, colleges and residents.