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Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 19BCC000031 Transferring Funds from the Capital Financing Plan Fund to the Pay as You Go Capital Project Fund and Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA000010 - Appropriating the $946,486 to Create a New Detention Center Jail Bed Modifications and HVAC Grille Replacement Project (43103300DC090) 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: December 20, 2018
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 19BCC000031 transferring Capital Financing Plan Fund fund balance to the Pay as You Go Capital Project Fund and Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA000010 appropriating $946,486 to create a new Detention Center Jail Bed and HVAC Grille Replacement Project and to authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with C.T. Wilson Construction Company, Inc., of Durham, for modifications to the jail beds and HVAC grilles in the direct supervision housing units of the Durham County Detention Center. The contract amount for the project is $901,486, and to execute any other related services/contracts, if necessary, it is recommended that a not to exceed the total budget amount of $946,486 be approved. (See Attachment 1, Pages 1-17)
This project involves structural modifications to the existing wall-mounted steel jail beds and replacement of the existing HVAC grills inside the holding cells throughout the detention center residential pods for improved detainee safety. This project will complete the replacement of HVAC grilles in 494 cells (988 grilles) and will modify all 160 jail beds.
A request for proposals (RFP) for construction services for this work was advertised on October 8, 2018 and Bids were received on October 22, 2018. One response was received. The project was re-bid on October 31, 2018. One response was received from C.T. Wilson Construction in the amount of $1,078,747. Value Engineering efforts were undertaken, and the proposed contract amount was reduced by $177,261 for a total contract proposal amount of $901,486. For Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation information (See Attachment 1, page 17).
The Engineering Department has reviewed the bid response and subsequent Value Engineering options with Purchasing and Detention Center Staff and recommends that the County award a contract to C.T. Wilson Construction, Inc. for the IFB response dated October 22, 2018 as adjusted by the Value Engineering letter dated November 26, 2018. Completion of the project will provide a safer environment for detainees residing within the detention center.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This aligns with the County’s Strategic Goal 3: Safe Community.
Resource Persons: Jodi Miller, General Manager; Peri Manns, ASLA, LEED GA, Deputy Director of Engineering; James Faress, P.E., Senior Project Manager; Linda C. Salguero, AIA, Project Manager, Keith Lane, Director of Budget and Management Services and Chuck Wilson, CEO of C.T. Wilson Construction.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 19BCC000031 transferring Capital Financing Plan Fund fund balance to the Pay as You Go Capital Project Fund and Capital Project Amendment No. 19CPA000010 appropriating the $946,486 to create a new Detention Center jail bed modifications and HVAC grille replacement project and to authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with C.T. Wilson Construction Company, Inc., of Durham, for modifications to the jail beds and HVAC grilles in the direct supervision housing units of the Durham County Detention Center in the amount of $901,486, and to execute any other related services/contracts, if necessary, not to exceed a total of budget of $946,486. (See Attachment 1, Pages 1-17)
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County Manager: ____________________________