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

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4 • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. • GOAL: ENABLE FULL CIVIC PARTICIPATION Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation. The facilities located at the Northern County Campus are designed to provide a safe, efficient, and functional work environment for County employees and an engaging, welcoming, and utilitarian public space for residents. The new Detention Center will offer space consistent with modern correctional standards as well as space for enhanced programming, medical and mental health treatment, attorney consultation, and other due process considerations. The Environment and Agriculture Center will provide improved space for training and education and will be more accessible to its stakeholders. Finally, the Parks Operation Base will allow for a more efficient organization of equipment, improved shop capabilities, and more effective deployment of staff. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impacts are applicable to this item: • ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE REDUCTION Initiate policies and programs that: 1) conserve energy; 2) reduce resource consumption; 3) increase the use of recycled and renewable resources; and 4) minimize waste stream impacts on the environment. • RESULTANT IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AIR QUALITY Assess and where possible mitigate adverse impacts created to the natural resources of the site and adjoining area. Minimize production of greenhouse gases. The facilities on the Northern County Campus will include photovoltaic systems to produce solar energy. The Environment and Agriculture Center will also use solar energy to produce hot water, and the Detention Center will be heated and cooled using a geothermal based HVAC system. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1. After comparing the advantages and disadvantages of using the construction management at risk method for this project versus those methods identified in North Carolina General Statute 143-128(a1)(1) through North Carolina General Statute 143- 128(a1)(3), conclude that construction management at risk services is in the best interest of the project and is the preferred method of proceeding with the project; 2. Accept a total Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $36,354,082 as presented by Bordeaux Construction (Attachment 1) for the development of the Orange County Northern Campus; and 3. Authorize the County Manager to approve change orders up to the total project budget amount.