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Project Approach

Project Understanding
JBAS Realty is seeking to develop up to a +/- seventeen
(17) story, multi-use project with one to two towers with
a parking garage at the current address of 320 Franklin
Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The project will be a
mix of:
■ 80,000 – 100,000 SF of Commercial / Retail
space on the lower floors including a drive-thru
coffee shop.
■ A +/- (110) unit Hyatt Place brand on the middle
floors including 5,000 SF of banquet space, 2,500
SF of pre-function space, a (125) seat restaurant/
lounge with bar, and a pool.
■ The banquet and pre-function spaces along
with a Food Staging area will likely be on the
second floor. The restaurant, with access from systems, and construction costs are addressed along
the hotel Lobby, will serve the Hyatt breakfast with aesthetic considerations.
program along with lunch and dinner. The main
kitchen will prepare food for the banquet space, Core States Group (CSG) will provide civil/site related
restaurant, and breakfast program. engineering services. DCI+MacIntosh Engineers (DCI)
■ (150) Maximum (200) apartments / condos on will be providing structural engineering services.
the upper floors including 1, 2, & 3 bedroom Advanced Engineering Incorporated (AEI), a professional
types. Condominiums are excluded from this engineering design firm, will provide mechanical,
proposal. If condominiums are executed, a electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEPFP)
revised fee will need to be negotiated. consulting engineering services. Bernardon, DCI, and
■ A covered on-site parking garage structure, which AEI have collaborated on many projects and over 13,000
can be below ground level, with weatherproof residential units over the past 15 years. CSG’s scope of
connection to the multi-use building. services are included as Exhibit A, DCI’s scope of services
are included as Exhibit B, and AEI’s scope of services are
Project Team included as Exhibit C of this proposal
At Bernardon, we believe that teamwork and partnering
are the key elements to making a project truly successful Basic Services: Architecture, Civil/Site Related,
with respect to not only the final product, but also Structural, and MEPFP Engineering
the design and construction process. We believe in a
collaborative approach to design, where JBAS Realty, Phase I – Pre-Design/Conceptual Design
Extreme Hospitality, your construction management In collaboration with the Civil Engineer, we will further
team, and other interested parties participate in the develop the initial concept that was developed as part
design process to ensure that issues of constructability, of this Request for Proposal (RFP) submission. Block
market requirements, code compliance, building diagrams will be further be developed and edited, as
required, indicating space allocations for indoor and

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