TOS No. 25-009 - Middle Zoo Adaptive Reuse

The City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering (BOE) is seeking a consultant to provide design and construction administration services for the adaptive reuse of the existing Middle Zoo Exhibit and its support spaces for new species. The project includes modifications to existing structures, barriers, safety fencing, and landscape to accommodate the new species and incorporate current zoo design and operation standards. The selected consultant will provide design and construction administration for the project within the budgeted construction cost of $6,300,000 and a project duration of approximately two years. • The project entails the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the former elephant exhibit into a new exhibit with a modernized habitat that allows cohabitation of giraffe and smaller species as well as a separate habitat for the greater one-horned rhinoceros. • The design shall utilize a dual-context approach, with animal habitats rooted in immersive, naturalistic habitat principles and guest-facing structures rooted in the vernacular of Los Angeles and the California landscape. • The consultant team shall submit a minimum of three examples of similar zoo habitat rehabilitation projects coordinated by their selected Zoo Specialist to demonstrate expertise in zoo planning and design, animal habitat design and rehabilitation, and other related areas. • The project shall meet the City's sustainability goals, including the Los Angeles Green Building Code (LAGBC), full-building electrification, and the Buy Clean California Act (BCCA) requirements.