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Execution of an Amendment to the Architectural Design Service Contract with HDR Engineering Inc. of the Upgrades to the Northern Durham County Solid Waste Convenience Sites
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 9, 2019
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to amend the contract with HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas to provide architectural/engineering design services for completing the design phase for the new Northern Solid Waste Convenience Center to be located at 11894 N. Roxboro Road, Durham, in the amount of $230,000.00, thus increasing the total compensation for master planning, public engagement, permitting assistance, schematic design, and design through construction documents to a not-to-exceed amount of $364,462.00. (See Attachment A, pages 1-10).
HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas was selected to provide design services for this project through RFQ No. 19-007, Architectural Services for Upgrades to Northern Durham County Solid Waste Convenience Sites, advertised on August 11, 2018. At the time of HDR's selection as the architect for the project, the County had decided upon a property for the consolidation of the Bahama and Rougemont leased convenience center sites into a single owned facility serving both communities. HDR's initial design services scope was limited to master planning, feasibility assessments, community engagement, and Special Use Permit approval while the County pursued a purchase option, and ultimately a purchase of the property, pursuant to the approval of the Special Use Permit and other due-diligence investigations.
The Special Use Permit for use of the site as a Solid Waste Convenience Site by the County was approved on July 23, 2019. Subsequently, the land for this facility, which was placed under a purchase contract by the County on November 26, 2018, was closed on November 13, 2019. Therefore, the County is now in a position to continue th...
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