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4 Architect: (1) Brockwell Associates, Inc. (Durham, NC). (2) Library space planner to design interior of Library building. This firm will be chosen in tandem with Telesis for design of library interior. The cost of the interior space planner for the library will be in addition to project costs cited herein. Structural Engineers: Gardner & McDaniel, PA (Durham, NC). Mechanical/PlumbinglElectrical Engineers: Engineered Designs, Inc. (Raleigh, NC). Civil Engineers (including planning/surveying): Summit Consulting Engineers, PLLC (Hillsborough, NC). The architects and engineers cited above have a demonstrated ability to carry out the Project and will work well with Telesis. Further, the aggressive timeline that is necessary in order to accomplish the Project can be maintained by utilizing the design firms that have worked on the concept plan for the Project. For these reasons, the County Commissioners are requested to exempt the Project from the qualifications-based selection process as allowed by G.S. 143-64.32. The Auxiliary Project (The Gateway Center) will be constructed by Telesis and condominiumized by Telesis. Once the Gateway Center is complete, the County will lease for a year and one day a condominium consisting of the top two floors of the building and the use of 41 additional parking spaces in the parking deck that is part of the Project. The County will have, at the end of the lease period, the option to purchase what it will lease at a predetermined price. Development Timeline The Auxiliary Project has already received regulatory approvals by the Town of Hillsborough and will move forward quickly. The developer intends to begin construction of the Gateway Center within the next few weeks, with completion anticipated by November 2007. The Project, which includes the office building, library building and parking deck will begin after regulatory approval from the Town has been received. The current anticipated completion date for the Project is May 2008. The County, in partnership with Telesis, will program the interior of the buildings to accommodate the needs of the specific occupant departments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Annual Operating Costs The County would lease the Auxiliary, Project, with scheduled completion in late 2007, for a period of one year at a cost of $47,120 per month, the equivalent of $24.75 per square foot (annual cost of $565,440 spread over fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09). During the lease term, the County would determine whether to proceed with the purchase of what it was leasing at the end of the lease term. In addition, the Developer will assess annual parking deck mainfienance fees at $65 per space, subject to annual CPI adjustment: These fees, anticipated to begin at the completion of the project, would be included in the 2008-09 fiscal year budget at a projected cost of $11,375. 4