NS Contract - 9-1-1 Center Authorization for Construction Manager at Risk

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ORANGE CouNTY Bt]ARD OF CgMMISSInNERS ACTIGN AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 25, 2001 Action Agenda Itenn No. ~ - ~ C SUBJECT: 9--~ Center Authorization for Construction-Nana er-at~Risk DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: ~Y1N} No Services ATTACHMENT~S~: INFQRMATIUN CGNTACT: Pam Jones ~9~ 9} 2452652 PURPtJSE: To consider authorizing the upfit of the proposed 9--1 Center at 5o Meadowlands Drive, I-lillsborough using the Construction Manager at Risk 4CMAR}method of contracting. BACKGRCIUND: The County has historically used a traditional approach to contracting for construction by issuing bids for projects. I-lowever, several years ago, the General Assembly approved legislation that allows local governments to use a CMAR for construction of projects, similar to what had previously been allowed far State construction projects. As the Board may recall, the CMAR method of contracting allows the County to interview and select a firm based an their qualifications rather than a submitted bid price. Following the qualifications~based selection process, the Board would approve the CMAR firm. only then would the County, the architect and the CMAR begin to formulate a project that would meet programming needs within the established budgetary constraints. A GMAR contract which outlines the Guaranteed Maximum Price of the resulting project would then be presented far BOGC approval prior to the commencement of construction. This is an efficient and cost effective method of completing capital building projects and would eliminate any "sticker shock" on bid day, as is often currently the case. GMAR is currently the contract method of choice in the construction of the Central Orange Senior Center, the County Campus office building and library and the Animal Services Facility. With the Board's concurrence, staff will also utilize this process in the upfit of the 9-~ ~~ Center and will present the proposed CMAR, along with the proposed budget for the established scope of work in Fall 20D1. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Na direct financial impact at this time. RECQMMENDATIgN~S}: The Manager recommends that the Board authorize staff to pursue a Construction-Manager-at-Risk CMAR} for the 9~1 ~~ Genter upfi#.