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21 1 been designed. The final construction price is the sum of the CMAR's fee, the subcontractors' 2 bids, and allowances. 3 4 The CMAR is responsible for managing all subcontracts during the pre-development stage as 5 well as execution stage. The CMAR is responsible for assisting the owner in the following 6 areas: 7 • Construction Schedule 8 • Project Budget 9 • Cash Flow Analysis 10 • Discussion and acceptance of Means and Methods 11 • Value Engineering 12 • Cost Projects 13 14 During the early stages of a project, the focus of the CMAR will be on cost control and schedule 15 coordination, but once the project kicks off, its role will turn to design, structure and execution 16 issues. The projected timeline for this project is as follows: 17 18 Activity Estimated Date Range 19 Stakeholder Input, Site Design and Review Activities Summer, Fall, Winter, 2018 20 Schematic Design Review with the BOCC November, 2018 21 Program Completed, GMP Presentation to BOCC March-May, 2019 22 Construction Period Summer, 2019— Summer, 2021 23 Occupation Fall, 2021 24 25 Bonnie Hammersley introduced Blair Bordeaux, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), 26 saying he will be the face of this project. 27 Blair Bordeaux said he is the president of Bordeaux Construction, who has been 28 working on the pre-construction phase. He said the next 30-60 days will be spent digging into 29 the budget, building on sites, feed back to designers, etc. 30 Blair Bordeaux introduced Carl Davis to talk about diversity in sub-contracting. 31 Carl Davis, Right Build International, said before they were builders they were 32 consultants in the areas of minority participation, tracking and monitoring; conflict resolution; 33 and workforce development. He said his company has run workforce programs throughout the 34 state, and started with Durham's Capital Improvement projects in 2005, including the Durham 35 Performing Arts Center. He said they couple a workforce program with minority outreach, and 36 will report back to the County as requested by the Manager. He said they have worked with 37 Blair Bordeaux for a long time, and they are a team. He said they keep one foot in the 38 community for outreach, and plan to reach out to organizations such as Empowerment, 39 Compass Center, NC Works, Orange County Housing Authority, etc. 40 Blair Bordeaux said they understand the type of financial impact that a project like this 41 has on the County, and he said Carl Davis' role is really focus on the local involvement 42 workforce development in the specific area. He said he has heard the politics of the facility, 43 and seeks to maximize the financial impact it can bring to this area. He said his staff will be 44 from 5-10 people from a construction side, and Carl Davis can dive deep and focus on 45 workforce development and minority participation. He said they have committed minority 46 business goals of 20%, and an Orange County workforce development goal of 30%. 47 Carl Davis said the 30% commitment is on new hires for the project, and would not 48 affect existing staff. 49 Bonnie Hammersley said floor plans will be presented to the Board of County 50 Commissioners at the November 8 t" work session.