Fort Worth considers $650,000 settlement to resolve dispute over new city hall survey
The Fort Worth City Council will decide whether to approve a $650,000 settlement with a survey company whose error added time and money to the completion of the new city hall project.
Blue Sky Surveying & Mapping Corp. failed to show a federal floodway overlapping the new city council chamber. This required the city to get approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, pausing work on the new council chamber between February and July 2023.
The error also added roughly $7.6 million to the cost of the new city hall building, according to a February 2023 city council presentation.
The City Council approved spending $150,000 in April 2023 to take legal action against Blue Sky, which led to the proposed settlement the council will vote on at its 10 a.m. meeting on Feb. 25.
The money will go to renovate the 18th floor, according to a city report on the settlement. That floor is occupied by a tenant whose lease is expiring in the fall of 2025, according to an August 2023 city council presentation.
Most city departments — including the mayor, city manager and council members — have moved into the new city hall building at 100 Fort Worth Trail. The council is scheduled to hold its first meeting in the new chamber at its 10 a.m. meeting on March 25.
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