Amy Yee Tennis Center Renovation Design Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 2025-065
- State
- Washington
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Stew Bowerman stew.bowerman@seattle.gov (206) 375-1790
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About this opportunity
The City of Seattle is requesting qualifications for architectural, engineering, and MEP design services for renovations to the Amy Yee Tennis Center, a 16-court public facility in Mount Baker/Rainier Valley, with responses due September 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. under RFQ #2025-065. A mandatory Women and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (WMBE) Inclusion Plan applies to all responses, with aspirational WMBE goals and documented participation as a 20% evaluation criterion.
Minimum qualifications require active Washington State architecture and engineering licenses; valid Washington State and City of Seattle business licenses; proof of City insurance compliance; at least five years of continuous experience in recreational or public facility improvements; successful completion of at least one contract with a similarly sized public agency; and completion of an equivalent-sized project for a public agency within the past seven years. Consultants must maintain a locally based office within 50 miles of Seattle.
The scope encompasses full design services including feasibility study updates, schematic design, design development, 100% construction documents, permitting support, bidding assistance, construction administration, and closeout. Priority improvements include structural tension rod upgrades, east wall water intrusion mitigation, administrative area and mezzanine modifications for pro shop and viewing areas, court resurfacing, and aesthetic enhancements.
Evaluation weighting is project understanding (15%), consultant and key personnel qualifications (30%), previous project experience (35%), and WMBE inclusion plan (20%). The performance schedule spans consultant onboarding in Q4 2026, revised schematic and cost estimates by Q2 2027, design completion by Q1 2028, bidding and construction Q2–Q4 2028, and closeout through Q1 2029. Responses must include a letter of interest, proof of legal business name, statement of qualifications (maximum 10 pages), minimum qualifications attestation, consultant inclusion plan, and questionnaire, submitted electronically through the City's procurement portal. The City reserves the right to award to multiple firms or reject all responses.
Opportunity text
The City of Seattle is seeking qualified architectural, engineering, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services for renovations to the Amy Yee Tennis Center (AYTC) located in the Mount Baker/Rainier Valley neighborhood at 2000 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98144. With 10 indoor courts and 6 outdoor courts, AYTC is the largest public tennis facility in the Puget Sound region, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors annually. The center is named after local tennis legend Amy Yee, who dedicated her life to teaching and expanding the sport. Seattle Parks and Recreation operates the facility in partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The indoor portion of AYTC offers year-round play, lessons, and tournaments. Programs and Services include a variety of tennis programs ranging from Youth lessons and camps to USTA-sanctioned tournaments for juniors, as well as adult lessons, private lessons, and indoor court rentals.Known for its well-maintained courts, welcoming atmosphere, and on-site pro shop, AYTC also serves as the administrative hub for Seattle's public tennis network-making it a central location for both casual players and competitive matches.
The proposed tennis center renovation project will upgrade aging building structures, mitigate water intrusion risk, and improve interior programming spaces, to ensure that the facility continues to be the central hub for public tennis activity for decades to come. A 2019 renovation feasibility study (see attachments) evaluated alternatives for retrofitting the building and was used as a basis for defining the scope of work for multiple improvement phases. Several upgrades have been completed, and the consultant will support prioritization of the remaining improvements. Priority improvements, in descending order, include:
- Upgrading structural tension rods
- Resolving water intrusion issues along the east wall
- Modifying the administrative area and mezzanine for pro shop and viewing area
- Resurfacing eight interior courts
- Enhancing overall aesthetics
- Community room improvements
Qualifications are due no later than 12:00 pm on Friday, September 25, 2026. All questions are to be submitted through the e-procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle no later than 12:00 pm on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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