2004 S Purchasing- Southern Orange Senior Center Architect Gurlitz Architects

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Southern Orange Senior Center August 16, 2004 Attachment A Scope of Project The project is the construction of a +/- 25,000 SF facility to house the functions of the Southern Orange Senior Center. The construction is to include all required site improvements on a site currently owned by Orange County on Homestead Road in Chapel Hill. The site currently is also supporting the existing Southern Orange Human Services building. The budget for the project is $3 million - to include design services, building and site construction, furnishings and equipment, material testing and surveying, approvals and permits. The site selected is part of a larger parcel owned by Orange County. It is in the northeast corner of the site adjacent to both the existing entry drive and Homestead Road. The site is moderately sloping, falling fourteen feet in the area suggested for the building location. The site is currently wooded with a mix of predominantly hardwoods with some pines along Homestead Road. For the purposes of this proposal, it is assumed that all major utilities required for the construction and operation of this facility are available either from the entry drive or on Homestead Road. Scope of Services The services delivered for this project will include architecture, civil engineering, structural design, mechanical, electrical and plumbing design. Augmenting these disciplines will be cost consulting, acoustical design, interior design and consulting for sustainable design directed at LEEDS certification. This proposal includes full commissioning for the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. It is exclusive of a full LEEDS certification. The architect will coordinate his services with the civil engineer in obtaining the required use permits from the jurisdiction of Chapel Hill and the soil and erosion control permits from the jurisdiction of Orange County. It is understood as of this writing that the parcel is currently encumbered by a Special Use Permit achieved for the existing Southern Human Services Building. The required permitting for this facility will be a modification of that Special Use Permit. The expected duration for a modification of a SUP is 9-12 months. Expedited review may be requested for a public property that reduces the review time. The expedited review does not eliminate any of the process requirements. It does move the project through the process faster in that it is required to be reviewed by staff as a priority item and set first on every commission agenda. It is understood that the design process for this project will include public information meetings to be coordinated and facilitated by the architect in concurrence with Orange County agencies involved in the management and construction of the project.