Agenda 09-03-19 Item 6-b - Acceptance of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the Orange County Northern Campus

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 3, 2019 Action Agenda Item No. 6-b SUBJECT: Acceptance of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the Orange County Northern Campus DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Guaranteed Maximum Price Letters Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, from Bordeaux Construction with (919) 245-2308 Attachments PURPOSE: To accept a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $36,354,082 as presented by Bordeaux Construction (Attachment 1) for the development of the Orange County Northern Campus. BACKGROUND: In July 2018, the County retained Bordeaux Construction to serve as its Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the development of the Northern County Campus. The Construction Manager at Risk project delivery method was chosen to improve cost containment and cost certainty compared to other project delivery methods. Cost containment is improved by allowing the Construction Manager to work collaboratively with the project designers to yield the most cost effective design solutions from a construction standpoint. Cost certainty is secured through a contractually binding guaranteed maximum price that is provided to the County prior to start of construction. The CMAR process is also more transparent as the CMAR provides more detailed financial accounting information with the entire project team compared to a general contractor on a design-bid-build project. In February 2019, the Board of Commissioners reviewed schematic design cost estimates for the Northern County Campus and authorized a total budget of $40.2 million. The Campus, located off of Highway 70 in Hillsborough, is intended to include a replacement Detention Center, Environment and Agriculture Center, and Parks Operations Base. Substantial completion is scheduled for March 9, 2021, and final completion is scheduled for May 9, 2021. Campus Elements • Detention Center The new Detention Center would consist of one hundred forty-four (144) beds in approximately 48,900 square feet. The new facility would replace the existing 40,227 square foot detention facility located in downtown Hillsborough that was originally constructed in 1925 with additions and modifications occurring in the early 1980's and mid-1990's.