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Execution of Architectural Design Services Agreement with Moseley Architects for the New Durham County Youth Home Project No. 4400DC001
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 9, 2019
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to execute a contract with Moseley Architects to provide design services for the New Durham County Youth Home, located at 2432 Broad Street, in the amount of $1,577,825.00. (See Attachment 1, Pages 1-5).
This project is the design of a new 36-bed Durham County Youth Home to replace the existing 14-bed facility on the 8.1-acre site currently shared with the Durham County Fire Marshal's and Emergency Management Offices. The new expanded facility will be designed to facilitate best practices and accommodate housing of older juveniles after SB257 Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act (“Raise the Age Law”) takes effect on December 1, 2019. The design will follow the standards of the North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 14J, Rules and Laws Governing the Operations, Surveillance, and Monitoring of Jail Facilities, and the American Correctional Association Standards for Juvenile Detention Facilities. The existing Home will be demolished after the new facility is occupied. This project will be pursuing LEED Gold certification.
County staff is continuing efforts to secure a direct appropriation from the General Assembly for capital funding for the new facility and establishing a cost-sharing operational agreement with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Both of these efforts are ongoing and will continue during the design phase of the project.
A request for qualifications (RFQ) for architectural services for the facility was advertised on January 16, 2019. Three (3) responses were received on February 7, 2019 and were evaluated by a selection committee representing the Youth Home, General Services, and County Engineering. Moseley Architects was determined to be the most qualified firm for the project. Moseley Architects is located in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC. For MWBE participation information, see Attachment 2.
It is recommended that the County proceed with all work described in the Proposal dated July 23, 2019. Funding for the design and preliminary activities is available in the New Youth Home Capital Project Account.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This request aligns with the County’s Strategic Goal 3: Safe Community, Goal 4: Environmental Stewardship & Community Prosperity, and Goal 5: Accountable, Efficient and Visionary Government.
Resource Persons: Peri D. Manns, ASLA, Interim Director of Engineering and Environmental Services; Jodi Miller, General Manager; Linda Salguero, AIA, CPD, Project Manager; Angela Nunn, Youth Home Director, and Dan Mace, AIA, LEED AP, Moseley Architects.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board authorize the execution of a contract with Moseley Architects to provide design services for the New Durham County Youth Home.
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County Manager: ____________________________