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Page 2 (Exhibit A – Architects’s Services) EJCDC E-500 Agreement Between Owner and Architect for Professional Services Copyright © 2008 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved.  Kitchen  Storage/BOH  Loading Dock (2 Bays)  Surface Parking 350 Spaces The Century Center is supported by a surface parking lot immediately to the south, across the former ROW of Jefferson Street, to the current location of Jefferson Street. The City of South Bend intends to reintroduce Jefferson Blvd. from the Bridge to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., (MLK) Blvd. in the near future. The 1st Source Center was designed by Helmut Jahn and constructed in 1982. It is an architecturally modern building with an exterior clad primarily with a banded glass curtainwall. It is connected to the Century Center by an overhead walkway above MLK Blvd. The 1st Source Center includes a Double-Tree by Hilton Hotel, a Starbucks, a largely vacant Office Building, (formerly occupied by Barnes & Thornburg), an atrium connecting the two buildings, and a restaurant. A surface parking lot to the north supports the center. The former College Football Hall of Fame facility was designed by the Troyer Group and constructed in 1995. It was abandoned in 2012 when the Hall of Fame relocated to Atlanta, GA. It is connected to the Century Center by an underground tunnel beneath MLK Blvd. This facility contains approximately 58,000 GSF with 12,000 GSF on the street level and 46,000 GSF below grade. There is a artificial turf field to the west of the street level portion of the building on top of the below grade portion of the building. The City of South Bend parking garage, containing 400 spaces, is also located at the NW corner of the intersection of MLK and E. Wayne Street. The City of South Bend desires to reposition the Century Center, the connected Primary Buildings, and the associated parking facilities to create a more dynamic destination in the downtown. The City has made a conscious decision to not attempt to compete with other regional Convention Centers, (e.g. Fort Wayne) which have expanded recently. However, they would like to renovate the Century Center so that it is refreshed and can continue to serve the local community. The surface parking lot to the south could be considered as a redevelopment site for a mixed use development. Additionally, the vacant office building in the 1st Source Center and former Hall of Fame building also need to be repositioned to accommodate new users that will bring vitality and function to these facilities. The Century Center District Study Area for the project will generally be bounded on the north by E. Colfax Avenue; on the east by the St. Joseph River; on the south by the current Jefferson Blvd. / E. Wayne Street; and on the west by S. Michigan Street.