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Approve Allowances for Office of Emergency Services Fleet Maintenance Facility for Early Release Packages for the Renovation and to Execute the Construction Manager at Risk GMP #1 "Early Release Packages" Contract
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Date of BOCC Meeting: August 11, 2025
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to approve and execute a CM@R contract with Samet Corporation for the Office of Emergency Services (OES) Fleet Maintenance Facility Renovation at 1129 E. Geer St. Durham N.C. to proceed with Guaranteed Maximum Price GMP #1 early release packages for the sprinkler main, mechanical, and electrical scopes of work, based on allowances not to exceed $434,687.59 in total, and approve the owners construction contingency at (3%) in the amount of $13,045.49, to execute any other related contracts including change orders, if necessary, not to exceed the available budget of $447,732.98. Funding is available in the 4730DC164 Fleet Maintenance Facility Capital Project.
On June 9, 2025, the BOCC awarded the Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R) pre-construction services contract to Samet Corporation. The pre-construction services phase of the project was the first step in the CM@R process in which the contracting team provided cost estimating, constructability reviews, schedule development and value analysis of the project design. For an efficient scheduling process, the project has been broken down into 3 packages. GMP #1 early release packages which consists of which were immediate and long lead time. (1) Site Utilities -Sprinkler Service (2) Electrical Switchboards, Panels, MTS and (3) Mechanical HVAC Units and Exhaust Capture.
GMP #2 will cover critical renovations required for Office of Emergency Services (OES) to move operations into the facility, while GMP #3 will address renovations that will take place after OES begins operations on-stie. Both GMP #2 and GMP #3 will be brought to the Board for review a...
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