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2 SERVICES PROVIDED The fee includes the following services: 1. Programming, which includes, among other things, discussions with the various proposed occupants and begins to define the space and how it should function. 2. Studying the re-use of the existing house and how it might fit into the picture. 3. Studying the feasibility of a multi-function space which could also be used as a Commissioners meeting room. 4. Design development of a facility not to exceed 30,000 square feet. 5. Obtaining all approvals required by various regulatory agencies, eg. Special Use Permit (SUP) from the Town of Chapel Hill. 6. Preparation of all documents necessary for bidding and construction. 7. Twelve (12) months of construction administration. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING (SHS) AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES BUILDING (GSC) CONTRACTS You will note several differences between this contract and the contract for the Government Services Center(GSC) Project. The differences are more easily understood within the context of the expectations for this building as expressed by the planning committee and the proposed building occupants. First, it is anticipated that the Southern Human Services Building (SHS) will be less conventional than any other structure which the County has undertaken. From a functional perspective, the Human Services Department heads have expressed a desire to create a facility which acknowledges the changing needs of human service delivery. From an environmental perspective, the planning committee had as their driving premise the idea of efficient use of renewable energy sources in building materials, while creating an innovative and environmentally sustainable building.Each of these areas present new challenges to whatever design team we retain. Compared to the GSC contract, you will note these cost differences: 1. Basic service package for GSC was $231,000. Basic service package for SHS is $267,600, a 15.8% increase. Components which make up this increase include the following: a. There is $15,000 additional money in the SHS for additional project complexity and to coordinate a greater number of consultants than was the case with GSC. Since many of the ideas which are explored during the design of this building are not"business as usual", there will be considerably more time required of the architects and their consultants to research and verify the feasibility of the use of building products and equipment. b. There is a total of$65,000 included for construction administration in the SHS project. Although this is an additional $15,000 than was included in the GSC project, the need for supervision of the potentially specialized equipment, coupled with the fact that the actual hours spent for GSC were approximately$68,000(although Hakan/Corley billed only for the contract amount) serves to justify the request. c. There is an additional$1,400 included for meetings which require the involvement of the architects and/or their consultants. The planning committee has requested to be more involved in the project than was true of the GSC planning committee. It is anticipated that 3-4 additional meetings at critical project milestones will be needed. d. Compared to the GSC, there is an additional $9,000 allowed for civil engineering work. Since this site will require parking lot development, as opposed to parking lot enhancement as was the case at GSC, and since a new access road must be developed,there will need to be more hours spent on the SHS project.