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13 1 engineering design activities contemplated to begin in the spring of 2014. Staff intends to 2 complete this initial development work in the next few weeks. He said that staff recommends 3 that Solutions in Local Government assist the County in developing a set of facility 4 programming and design criteria to inform the most effective selection process for the 5 professional services design firm that will be charged with designing and overseeing 6 construction of the facility. 7 8 In developing the facility programming guidelines in advance of the architect selection benefits 9 the County by: 1) first allowing pertinent County staff (Sheriff, Courts, Asset Management 10 Services)to work on a program without the pressure of building biases inherent with 11 programming with the ultimate design team; 2) allowing a more effective selection process for 12 the design team since the major programming and operations decisions would already be 13 selected and validated (thereby allowing the focus of the selection process to truly focus on the 14 actual qualifications of the design candidates); and 15 3) providing the most return on investment since the prospective consultant is working with the 16 Jail Alternatives Work Group in developing effective programs that directly affect the design 17 and programming of the jail facility (as well as potential uses of the existing jail facility in 18 downtown Hillsborough), pending final Board approval of the work group's charge. 19 20 Accepted market costs for jail facility programming typically amount to .05% of the construction 21 cost of the project, which is estimated to be $125,000 for a $25 million projects. The combined 22 proposed fee of $51,065 for Solutions in Local Government in supporting project programming 23 and jail alternative evaluations is less than half of the market expectation for jail facility 24 programming. 25 26 Commissioner Pelissier noted that the work group was unanimous in its decision 27 regarding the additions to the scope of work. She said, in terms of looking at needed capacity, 28 the role of federal government will be examined, since many inmates in jail are federal inmates. 29 She said there is a possibility that the federal government will pay some toward the construction 30 of a new facility, as has been done in the past with renovations. 31 Commissioner Gordon asked if someone will be filling in the blanks in the service 32 agreement contained in attachment 4 — page 11. 33 Jeff Thomson said this is part of the County attorney's template. 34 John Roberts said the type of project refers to the description that comes after the colon 35 in the document. 36 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the map in attachment a -1. He asked if the red line 37 that seems to encompass the whole side of screen is one large parcel. 38 Jeff Thompson said the large red boundary is the state property, which is the entire 39 parcel, including the Orange Correctional Facility. He said the 6.8 acre parcel is the subject of 40 the 50 year land lease. He said the blue buffer is the NC DOT buffer, and the red buffer is the 41 Town of Hillsborough's UDO buffer. 42 Chair Jacobs said at some point the Board will discuss whether to do this in pods or 43 phases. He noted that this is being discussed as a $30 million project, but it is not $30 million if 44 it is done in phases and pods. 45 Michael Talbert said that is correct, and the consultant will be bringing forward these 46 various options. 47 Chair Jacobs said this number is intimidating, and it is good to put it into context when 48 discussing it. 49 Commissioner Rich asked if public transportation has been discussed as a means for 50 visitors to get to the jail. She asked if buses will service this area.