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Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA000005 - Appropriating $850,000 to Create a new Detention Center Officers' Station Improvements Project (4310DC089) and Award of a Construction Contract to C.T. Wilson Construction Company for Construction of the Improvements.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 24, 2018
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The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA000005 appropriating $850,000 of LOBS Funding to create a new Detention Center Officers’ Station Improvements Capital Project and to authorize the County Manager to enter into a Contract for Construction with C.T. Wilson Construction Company, Inc. of Durham, for modifications to the Officers’ Stations in each of the ten (10) direct supervision housing units of Durham County Detention Center located at 219 South Mangum Street, Durham, in the amount of $625,190 plus contingencies of $31,260, thus totaling a not to exceed amount of $656,450 (See Attachment 1, Pages 1 - 17).
The project will improve officer safety within the direct supervision housing units through a re-design of the officers’ stations. The stations are currently located near the center of the detainee group congregating areas, which allows detainee foot traffic to occur behind the Officer with no barrier between them except a yellow line on the floor. The new stations will be enclosed by walls to prevent detainee contact and elevated to provide improved visibility by the officer, thereby improving security for the officers within. The officers' desks, computers, and facility control systems will not be visible or accessible to detainees. The project also includes the creation of a moveable partition between the second floor Training and Muster rooms to improve operational flexibility.
Architectural Design Services for this project were approved by the BOCC on February 13, 2017 as part of the Detention Center Security Modifications Project. Subsequent funding for the construction of the Officers’ Station Improvements was included as part of the 2018 LOBs 2 debt package, approved by the board at the August 13, 2018 meeting. The Officers’ Station Improvements IFB was advertised in local newspapers on June 23, 2018 and two bids were received on July 11, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. (See Attachment 1, Page 2, Bid Tabulation). C.T. Wilson Construction, Inc. submitted the lowest base bid plus Alternate A-3 (moveable partition) in the amount of $625,190.00.
The Engineering Department has reviewed the bid proposals with Purchasing and O’Brien/Atkins, the project architect, and recommends that the County award a contract to C.T. Wilson Construction, Inc. for the improvements. Completion of this project will provide a safer environment for officers serving in the direct supervision housing units of the Detention Facility.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This aligns with Goal 3 - “Safe and Secure Community” as the overall goal of the Detention Center is the secure custody of our inmates and safety of the public and our staff.
Resource Persons: Jay Gibson, P.E., General Manager; Peri Manns, ASLA, LEED GA, Deputy Director of Engineering; James Faress, P.E., Senior Project Manager; Linda C. Salguero, AIA, Project Manager and Franklin Turner, AIA, O’Brien/Atkins Associates, P.A.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA00005 to create a new Detention Center Officers’ Station Improvements Project (4310DC089) and to authorize the execution of a contract with C.T. Wilson Construction Company, Inc. to provide construction services for the Durham County Detention Center Officers' Station Improvements Project in the amount of $625,190 plus contingencies of $31,260, thus totaling a not to exceed amount of $656,450 (See Attachment 1, Pages 1 - 17).
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County Manager: ____________________________