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Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA000009 - Appropriating $3,200,000 of Limited Obligation Bonds (LOBS) Funding to the Administration Building II Renovation Capital Project and Execution of Contract Amendment with Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (WTCC)/Holt Brothers, Inc. for the 7th Floor Upfit of the Durham County Administration Building II Renovation (former Judicial Building) Project No.: 4730DC073
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 20, 2018
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The Board is requested to approve the Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA000009 appropriating $3,200,000 into the Administration Building II Renovation Capital Project Account and to authorize the County Manager to execute the Contract Amendment for an additional $2,957,607 (base bid) plus owner's contingency at $88,728 for the 7th Floor up-fit which brings the total Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract amount not to exceed $42,295,005 for the overall construction project of the Administration Building II Renovation (former Judicial Building) located on 201 East Main Street (See Attachment 1, pages 1-11).
The renovation project achieved substantial completion on August 31, 2018 and previously included modifications to the ground and floors 1-6, leaving the 7th floor as unassigned space for future upfits. However, during the programming efforts for the Administration Building (200 East Main Street) it was determined that an additional department needed to be relocated from that facility in order to allow growth/expansion of the departments to remain in the facility once Register of Deeds and Tax Administration moved out. Through discussions with the BOCC, the Manager's Office and the design team it was determined that the 7th Floor should be up-fitted for use by the Finance Department. The decision to upfit the space takes advantage of having the design and construction teams currently familiar with the facility. This lends itself to potential cost savings of no...
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