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Execution of the Amendment to the Architectural Design Service Contract with O’Brien/Atkins Associates, P.A. for the Detention Center Security Modifications Project No. DC008
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 9, 2019
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to amend the Contract for Architectural Design Services with O’Brien/Atkins Associates, P.A. of Durham, to provide additional architectural services for Security Modifications to the Durham County Detention Center located at 219 South Mangum Street, Durham, in the amount of $21,560.00 thus totaling a not to exceed amount of $278,898.00 (See Attachment 1, pages 1 &2.)
Funds for the Architectural Design Services for this project were approved by the BOCC in January 2017. The project to replace the officers’ stations was advertised for Bids in July of 2018 with C.T. Wilson Construction Co. submitting the low bid. Before work began on this project, the Board of County Commissioners requested that safety improvements be made to the detainee’s beds and the HVAC grilles within the Detention Center housing units. The Officers’ Station project was delayed in order to allow the work of both projects to occur simultaneously in each housing unit. The Contractor mobilized at the Detention Center to conduct the work of both projects in February 2019 after required construction materials had been ordered and received, thereby further minimizing disruptions to the Sheriff’s Department operations. This coordinated dual project effort extended the contract completion date for the Officers’ Station project by four months and the completion date for the concurrent projects became February 16, 2020.
We are requesting a fee increase of $21,560 that includes four additional months of construction administration services that are necessary to accommodate the revised project completion date of February 2020.
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 inmates and safety of the public and our staff.
Resource Persons: Peri D. Manns, ASLA, LEED GA, Deputy Director of Engineering, James Faress, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Linda C. Salguero, AIA, CPD, Project Manager
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board authorize the execution of the Amendment to the Architectural Design Service Contract with O’Brien/Atkins Associates, P.A. to provide additional design services for the Detention Center Security Modifications Project in the amount of $21,560 for a not to exceed contract amount of $278,898.00 and extend the contract completion date to February 16, 2020.
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County Manager: ____________________________