Professional Practice
Lyon Square and Lyon Street Reconstruction RFP
Date: 8/6/2020 - 9/1/2020
Description:
Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. is seeking proposals to conduct Design Development, Final Design, Construction Documents, and Bidding Services for Lyon Square and Lyon Street in Downtown Grand Rapids.
The Lyon Square portion of the project has the following goals:
- To provide enhanced green space through the design and installation of canopy trees, landscape planters and green infrastructure.
- To provide more opportunities to linger near the river by creating public seating, event space, outdoor lighting, and new paving.
- To improve the existing portion of the Grand River trail.
- To supplement and enhance prior interventions at The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck.
The Lyon Street portion of project has the following goals:
- To provide a new snowmelt system.
- To provide enhanced public space activation and meaningful public space connection through a design that is informed by the business and property owners along the street.
- Provide more opportunities to linger in the space by creating public seating, outdoor cafe seating, event space, outdoor lighting, and new paving. Infrastructure enhancements, such as increased electrical outlets and utility connections, may be required to support the increased activation.
- Balance the service needs related to drop-offs and trash storage/removal for the hotel and Convention Center with the design of a high-quality and activated pedestrian space. This may include the design of a shared street space as part of the solution.