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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 27, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~_ <br />SUBJECT: Contract Amendment: Linked Economic Development and Affordable Housing <br />Foundation (LEDAHF) <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Agreement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving a contract with Jeff Thompson through the Linked <br />Economic Development and Affordable Housing Foundation.(LEDAHF) to provide construction <br />management services to the County. <br />BACKGROUND: The County initially approved a contract with the Jeff Thompson, through the <br />Linked Economic Development and Affordable Housing Foundation (LEDAHF), in 2005 to <br />provide services associated with construction management of the Seymour Senior Center and <br />the Central Orange Senior Center. The contract provided approximately 600 hours for a total of <br />$35,000 (approximately $58/hour). Commencement of several County projects is imminent, <br />including the Justice Facility Expansion, Animal Services Facility, Solid Waste Administration <br />Offices and the County Campus buildings. While Mr. Thompson has been providing limited <br />services through the development of the work, construction management will require <br />significantly more hours than are included in the original contract. The new contract, with terms <br />cited below, will take the place of the existing contract. Therefore, all work will be completed <br />within the $8,100 per month agreement as approved by this action. <br />The effectiveness of this method of construction management has served the County well. The <br />attached contract will provide the same level of construction management for upcoming. <br />projects. Services. provided under the previous and the proposed contracts include, but are not <br />limited, to the following: <br />a) Supervise and manage project development, construction and establishing operations <br />of the Projects to include but not limited to: <br />1. Facilitation assistance for the County Staff; <br />