City of Sioux Falls, S.D., announces construction manager and design team for mixed-use parking ramp project

Staff Report

The city of Sioux Falls continues to move forward with its new mixeduse parking ramp project.

After a competitive proposal process, Sioux Falls Construction was selected to lead construction for The Banks, which will be located in downtown Sioux Falls.

In a news release, Randy Knecht, president/CEO of Journey Group Cos., which owns Sioux Falls Construction, says the company is excited to partner with the city of Sioux Falls, Bender Midwest Development, U.S. Hotel and Resort Management and Perspective on the project.

“Sioux Falls Construction has been privileged to help shape the landscape and skyline of Sioux Falls well over 100 years ago,” Knecht says “We look forward to continuing to help define the landscape of Sioux Falls with this community landmark project in the heart of the city.”

Perspective Inc., a Sioux Falls-based architecture firm, will lead the project design efforts. Walker Parking Professionals, the largest parking consulting firm in the U.S., also has been added to the design team.

“We believe that this project will truly transform downtown Sioux Falls by adding a structure that you typically only see in larger cities,” says Jim Bruget, project manager and partner at Perspective.

The construction manager at risk contract with Sioux Falls Construction is subject to the Sioux Falls City Council’s approval. The city council recently approved a design contract for Perspective.

“We are very pleased that two qualified local firms will design and construct what will be the largest public-private project in the history of downtown Sioux Falls,” says Darrin Smith, Sioux Falls director of community development. “We still have many months of design work ahead of us and continue to pursue a goal of breaking ground in 2016.”

The project will be constructed on the city-owned surface parking lot located at 110 S Mall Ave. in downtown Sioux Falls. Perspective has already generated preliminary images of the project and will now begin to advance the design process. The final design will determine the exact number of hotel rooms, apartments, retail spaces and parking spaces in the mixed-use project.

The overall project budget estimate will be established after the schematic design process. It is anticipated that site preparation work will begin early next year with groundbreaking later in 2016. PB