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be incorporated by addendum to the original construction contract approved by the Board on February 19, 2008. This project is included in the 2009-2019 Capital Investment Plan at a total cost of $8.870 million, which includes land, design, construction and equipment costs. The Board appointed planning committee for the new facility was diligent in their work and recommended a facility that would allow best practice in animal care. The original $5 million construction estimate provided by a task group that was exploring the possibilities of constructing a new shelter and consolidating animal services, may have contemplated a facility that was more similar in nature to the current facility rather than one with many state of the art features, as is the case with the current design. For example, the Animal Services portion of the building has been likened to hospital construction with the medical and surgical facilities needed for day to day operation. Having the surgical facilities on site, however, will make the operation more efficient since animals will no longer be shuttled to and from local veterinarian offices for spay/neuter and other medical services. Further, the design of the proposed shelter includes several sustainable design elements that front-load the costs, but will promote lower maintenance in future years. For example, since the facility uses over 1 million gallons of water each year water conservation and alternatives to public water supply usage were imperative. The resulting design includes water reclamation, as well as an on-site well for non-potable water usage. The potable water will be provided through public water supply that must be brought to the site at a significant cost. This combination should make the probability of needing the use of precious water from the public water supply almost nil, although its overall cost is at least $250,000. In addition, the location of the shelter contributes to the overall cost of the project in that there are substantial site improvements that must be carried out, including widening Eubanks Road and constructing water and sewer utilities to the site. The site package that was approved by the Board on February 19th in the amount of $1.3 million captures those costs. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve an amendment to the Contract with Clancy & Theys to provide Construction Manager at Risk services for the Animal Services Facility at a total Guaranteed Maximum Price of $7,354,500, subject to final review and approval of the County Attorney; and authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board.