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r <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 18, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. q- <br />SUBJECT:. Contract Approval: Construction Management Services for Southern Orange <br />Senior Center <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 <br />Draft Agreement- <br />Estimated Hourly Time Commitment <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving an agreement with Jeff Thompson through LEDAHF, Inc. to <br />provide construction management services for the Southem Orange Senior Center. <br />BACKGROUND: For some time, the County has contemplated the appropriate utilization of a <br />construction manager for multiple County projects in various stages of development. The <br />County's current projects include: <br />• Southern Orange Senior Center (bid awarded, final contract negotiation imminent, <br />construction commencement estimated no later than mid-October, 2005); and <br />• Central Orange Senior Center, being developed as an addition to the Triangle Sportsplex <br />(acquisition of Sportsplex anticipated prior to December 1, 2005, construction <br />commencement of Senior Center anticipated no later than March 1, 2006); and <br />• Justice Facility Expansion Project (schematic design on-going, construction <br />commencement anticipated fall, 2006); and <br />• Animal Shelter (land acquisition approved by BOCC, RFP for architectural services in <br />development, construction commencement anticipated in 2007, after SUP/ZCP approval <br />by Town of Chapel Hill); and <br />• Durham Technical Community College (State in lead role for construction project; County <br />providing input as appropriate; general project monitoring required by County). <br />Construction Manager at Risk will be the recommended contracting mechanism for the <br />construction of the Central Orange Senior Center/Sportsplex project after closing on the <br />property. Among others, the team that would provide those services will include Jeff <br />Thompson, through the Linked Economic Development and Affordable Housing Foundation, <br />Inc. (LEDAHF). Mr. Thompson has provided invaluable assistance and demonstrated excellent <br />project management skiffs throughout the Sportsplex acquisition process. In addition to the <br />project management skills, Mr. Thompson holds a North Carolina general contractor's license <br />and has excellent knowledge of construction means and methods. Since both the Central <br />