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turn prevents many change orders during the project. As you are well aware, change orders are usually <br />costly and can add significant time to a project. The constructibility review would therefore minimize the <br />entity's exposure to law suits and claims for additional money after the project is completed. <br />The cost quoted cited by PES for this work is $39,295 per school. Although the cost is significant, PES <br />indicates that each project will easily surpass the fee in the amount saved on the project and it will <br />provide a good benchmark for us to more fully understand the benefits of the value engineering process. <br />A complete report detailing the substance of the savings will be provided by PES at the end of the <br />review process. <br />We believe that there are other firms who we may want to consider in terms of the long term value <br />engineering program established for County and school projects. Because of the ambitious schedule in <br />which the selection process was carried out, it is possible that there are other value - engineering firms <br />who might respond to our request if the timeframe were to be extended. It seems prudent therefore that <br />a second assessment panel be convened in late summer -early fall to consider the results of a second <br />solicitation. <br />Assuming that the Board approves this plan to acquire value- engineering services, it is further <br />recommended that the Manager communicate to the Superintendents the Board's desire to see value <br />engineering incorporated into the earliest stages of development for any school. This would be <br />particularly important as it respects the design development of the new high school for the Orange <br />County system. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: It is recommended that funds to cover costs for this work be appropriated from <br />School Capital Project Fund Balance. Potential project savings will offset the cost of this appropriation. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize County staff to <br />complete negotiations on an agreement with Pacific Environmental Services to conduct constructibility <br />reviews for two schools, whose total cost shall not exceed $78,590; authorize the Manager to sign the <br />resulting agreement; to endorse a second phase of the selection process for a value engineering firm; <br />and to direct the Manager to communicate to the School Superintendents, the Board's intentions for <br />value engineering on future school projects. <br />