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This case study, presented by Lowell Richards, outlines the successful strategies employed in the BCEC project from legislative processes to community engagement. It highlights the establishment of a study group with key stakeholders, comprehensive special legislation, coordinated neighborhood outreach, and innovative procurement methods. The study details how careful planning allowed for efficient environmental reviews and financial mechanisms, ensuring project viability. By showcasing defined roles for city and state, aggressive design efforts, and successful land acquisition, this analysis serves as a blueprint for future projects.
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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
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
2. Process: Neighborhood • Aggressive outreach throughout study group process • Neighborhood Design Advisory Committee (NDAC) established and worked with design team • Legislatively mandated community liaison
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
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
5. Finance District • Created dedicated revenue stream for bonds • Very close to revenue neutral to the Commonwealth Approximate boundary of Convention Center Financing District
6. City of Boston Role • Financial commitment created elevated presence • Site acquisition, demolition and remediation
7. Environmental Review • Streamlined Article 80 process • Master permit
8. Procurement • Special procurement provisions in Ch.152 made project feasible • Traditional (Ch.149) public procurement would not have worked
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
Review: What we got right • Process: Legislative • Process: Neighborhood • Comprehensive Special Legislation • Land Taking • Finance District • City Role • Environmental Review • Procurement • Design
The BCEC Case Study I:What we did right February 22, 2010 Presented by Lowell Richards