Minutes 11-19-2019 Business Meeting

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15 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price, to approve the “performance-based” economic development incentive agreement between Orange County and the Company, Piedmont Metalworks, LLC, subject to final review by the County Attorney, and authorize the Chair to sign the agreement on behalf of the County. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6. Regular Agenda a. Link Government Services Center Remediation Project Options for Consideration BACKGROUND: The Link Government Services Center has experienced long-term water infiltration into the building envelope. A remediation project has been planned, and the project has been let for bid twice. On October 20, 2019, moderate rainfall occurred at the Link Center and resulted in visible quantities of water penetrating the interior of the building. During this same time, indoor air quality tests began to indicate higher levels biological contaminants compared to identical tests taken throughout the prior year. These changing conditions warranted a root cause analysis to confirm that the scope of the remediation project would correct the deficiencies that were allowing the additional water penetration. On October 24, 2019, Boomerang Design performed a series of investigative demolition cuts into the building’s cavity wall. According to the architect’s report, these cuts revealed, “…a critical element of the building envelope, the continuous sheathing, was in fact, not continuous.” The architect and engineer further reported that, “The breaches were irregular enough to confidently say that a contractor would not be able to find all breaches and seal them to prevent future water intrusion without removing all of the brick and cast stone.” The scope of the current remediation project that was bid on September 5th and September 25th does not include this additional scope of work which would add approximately $2 million to the projected cost of the project and would add months to the project duration. These additional costs and timing may warrant an examination of alternatives for administrative office space. As the remediation project proceeds or alternatives are explored, the current Link Building occupants have been relocated to alternative office spaces based on the recommendations of occupational health professionals. Funding for this relocation was approved on November 7. Building occupants are scheduled to move to temporary office spaces on November 21 and 22. The intermediate budget for relocation included funds to renovate the temporary office spaces to accommodate a long-term relocation. During the meeting, Boomerang Design will be provide a presentation that explains the current conditions of the Link Building and the work necessary for a comprehensive remediation. The architect is recommending expanding the scope of the remediation project to remove the exterior brick and provide continuous sheathing and waterproof the building. Under this scenario, the aging mechanical and electrical systems would also be replaced to meet current building codes, efficiency goals and standards, and to ensure building longevity and resilience in the future. The total estimated cost of pursuing this comprehensive remediation is $8.1 million.