Fort Worth purchased the Pier One tower with plans to expand the parking garage and add a new council chamber. A survey error cost the city an extra $8 million to fix.
BOB BOOTH
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By Harrison Mantas
Updated April 06, 2023 6:03 PM
The city is considering spending $150,000 to hire law firm Cantey Hanger LLP, according to city documents.
Fort Worth purchased the Pier 1 tower for $70 million in 2021.
The city planned to build a new city council chamber as an addition to the tower, however, the survey done before the purchase failed to account for a federal floodway.
The city must now go through a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process, and spend $8 million to make sure the new council chamber does not negatively impact the federal floodway.
The council will also vote on whether to take out $50 million in debt to pay for the new city hall project.
Inflation, adding more employees to the building, and the federal floodway all contributed to the $50 million in cost overruns.
The city council will vote on both items Tuesday.
This story was originally published April 6, 2023, 5:54 PM.