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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 11, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. (~ ' ja <br />SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement with Corley Redfoot Zack for Space Planning <br />Associated with Space Reallocation at Link Center <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing & Central Srvcs. PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proposal <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones (919) 245-2652 <br />PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the Manager to enter into an agreement with Corley <br />Redfoot Zack (CRZ) for space planning services associated with the Link Center remodeling <br />project that will occur following the opening of the new county campus buildings in 2008; and <br />exempt this project from the qualifications-based selection process as allowed by G.S. 143- <br />64.32. <br />BACKGROUND: The Gateway Building is scheduled to be completed shortly after the first of <br />the year, which will allow the departments of Revenue, Tax Assessor, including Land <br />RecordslGlS and the Register of Deeds to be relocated to that new space. The Board may <br />recall from previous space discussions that the space being vacated by these departments in <br />the Link Center will be backfilled by other County departments currently located in the <br />Government Services Center Annex. <br />Since CRZ was the original designer of the Link Center, it is recommended that it be retained to <br />develop a space plan that will accommodate the new departmental needs, as well as those of <br />other functions that are proposed for the building. As cited in the attached proposal, a proposal <br />for developing subsequent construction drawings will be developed for approval by the Board at <br />such time the space plan is determined. <br />Upon approval of this item by the Board, meetings will be set up with departments and the <br />County Commissioners to identify the departmental needs,. as well as to outline expectations <br />from the Board regarding the Commissioners' meeting chambers that are planned for the Link <br />Center. Since the chambers will be designed to have cablecasting capabilities similar to those <br />currently available at the Southern Human Services Center, the Commissioners' chambers will <br />be structured to accommodate meetings of other public bodies, including, but not limited to the <br />Town of Hillsborough and the Orange County School Board, which will allow them to televise <br />their meetings in the future. Input from these groups would be sought during the planning <br />