Agenda - 10-16-2018 8-a - Minutes

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20 1 a) the execution of a professional services agreement amendment to Moseley Architects, 2 the designers of the Detention Center, as delegated to the Manager by the Board on 3 June 19, 2018; 4 b) the execution of a professional services agreement amendment to HH Architects, the 5 designers of the Environment and Agriculture Center and Park Operations Base, as 6 delegated to the Manager by the Board on June 19, 2018; 7 c) the award and execution of the Construction Manager at Risk ("CMAR") Agreement to 8 Bordeaux Construction of Raleigh, NC as delegated to the Manager by the Board on 9 June 19, 2018; and 10 d) a progress report on the project provided by Bordeaux Construction. 11 12 BACKGROUND: 13 On April 3, 2018, the Board of Orange County Commissioners authorized the acquisition of 14 approximately 21 acres of property to serve as the site for the Orange County Northern 15 Campus. This campus location contemplates housing the Orange County Detention Center, 16 Environment and Agriculture Center ("EAC"), and the Park Operations Base. 17 18 On June 19, 2018, the Board authorized the Manager to amend existing design agreements 19 with Moseley Architects, the Detention Center designer, and HH Architects, the EAC designer, 20 that would align the professional design services with the Northern Campus site and the 21 addition of the Park Operations Base. The fee for Moseley Architects is amended from $1.418 22 million to a not to exceed $1.647 million for the detention center and major site construction for 23 the overall campus. The difference in the fee relates to the major site work associated with the 24 Northern Campus. The Moseley Architects amendment is located in Attachment 1. 25 26 The fee for HH Architects is amended from $214,000 to a not to not to exceed $518,000 for the 27 EAC, Park Operations Base, Construction Administration, and related minor site construction 28 more specific to these facilities. The difference in the fee relates to the addition of the Park 29 Operations Base components of the Northern Campus Project and the addition of Construction 30 Administration services once construction begins. The HH Amendment is located in Attachment 31 2. The total not to exceed professional services fees for the two designers is $2.165 million or 32 8.87% of the estimated construction budget of$24.4 million. 33 34 The Board also authorized the Manager to continue the selection process of the Construction 35 Manager at Risk ("CMAR") over the summer break. Upon the solicitation of the May 23, 2018 36 Request for Qualifications, two firms responded and were interviewed by a staff panel of 37 stakeholders representing the County Manager's Office, the Sheriff's Office, the Department of 38 Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation ("DEAPR"), the Orange County Cooperative 39 Extension Office, Asset Management Services, and Finance & Administrative Services. The 40 panel recommended Bordeaux Construction of Raleigh, NC to negotiate with the County for its 41 services as the overall project's Construction Manager at Risk, and the resulting CMAR 42 agreement is located in Attachment 3. 43 44 The CMAR is a delivery approach in which a construction management firm acts as an owner's 45 consultant during the pre-development phase of the project. During this process, the owner of 46 the project will rely on the CMAR to contract multiple subcontractors and is acknowledged as 47 the sole point of responsibility for the project delivery. During this process, the CMAR 48 possesses the role of hiring the subcontractors who will eventually develop the project. A CMAR 49 will establish a GMP or guaranteed maximum price from subcontractors once the project has