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Title
Approval of Capital Project Amendment No.27CPA005 Appropriating $6,078,556.00 of Limited Obligation Bond Funds to Support the Creation of a New Animal Shelter Capital Project (No. 47302635DC169); as well as Authorize the County Manager to Execute a Contract for Design Services with RND Architects, PA Totaling an Amount Not-to-exceed $5,578,556.00
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Date of BOCC Meeting: July 13, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment no. 27CPA005 appropriating $6,078,556.00 of Limited Obligation Bond funds to support the creation of a new Animal Shelter capital project (No. 47302635DC169); as well as authorize the County Manager to execute a contract for design services with RND Architects, PA totaling an amount not-to-exceed $5,578,556.00, pending legal approval. The balance of funding will be used for preliminary activities including third-party commissioning related to LEED certification and site and utility assessments.
Project
Current Budget
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Revised Budget
Project Status
Animal Shelter (No. 47302635DC169)
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$6,078,556.00
$6,078,556.00
NEW
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ No.25-006) for Architectural and Engineering Design Services for the Durham County Animal Shelter was advertised in August 2024. Responses were evaluated by representatives from the Sheriff's Office, General Services, Engineering, and the Animal Protection Society of Durham (APS). RND Architects, PA, was selected as the highest qualified firm for this project. The County then entered into a contract with RND to update the 2020 Advanced Planning Study, which was based on pre-pandemic data.
The Revised Advanced Planning Study was completed by RND Architects with support from all project team members: Animal Arts, a national architecture firm specializing in animal care facilities; County Engineering; the Sheriff's Office Animal Control Division; and APS leadership and staf...
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