2020-156-E AMS - Smith Sinnett Court Street Annex

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DocuSign Envelope ID: D23FB15B-6CCA-4707-A4BB-1A41262025EF smithsinnett ARCHITECTURE February 20, 2020 Orange County 200 South Cameron Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Attn.: Ms.Angel Barnes Assistant Director,Asset Management Services Dear Ms. Barnes: FEE PROPOSAL: Court Street Annex project Smith Sinnett Architecture greatly appreciates the opportunity to provide Orange County with a proposal for Architectural Design & Engineering Services for the Court Street Annex renovation project, located at 109 Court Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina. SCOPE OF WORK: The Court Street Annex building dates to the 1930's. Based on provided information, asbestos is neither expected to be encountered or mitigated. Existing carpet will be replaced and walls will be repainted. In areas with wood paneling board or hard to remove wall covering,sheet rock will be provided for a clean and updated look.The ceiling will be replaced in its entirety with 2x2 lay-in acoustical tiles and new light fixtures provided. It was noted that a second ceiling (rated plenum)exists only inches above the existing lay-in ceiling and therefore low-profile ceiling fixtures will be explored. Restroom(s) will need to be brought into ADA compliance. Based on its size, the staff restroom containing two toilets is the likely space to explore accomplishing a single ADA compliant unisex restroom. Given the accelerated timeframe, we will want to meet with stakeholders as quickly as possible. Additionally, we will meet with you, the end users and the county commissioners and whoever you designate to be a necessary part of this process. We will provide per square foot cost estimating at the conclusion of the design development phase in order to endeavor to stay within your budget. Please understand, pricing the work is extremely challenging of late, and the fact that this project has a need for speed will likely increase costs. We will use recent experience to provide you with a ballpark cost range with which you can move forward. This cost,along with all architectural and engineering fees, are included within our overall fee. PROGRAMMING/SCHEMATIC DESIGN/DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: Smith Sinnett Architecture will work with and coordinate all members of the design team to evaluate the owner's requests and begin developing an approach to design and construction of the proposed improvements. During the programming phase, Smith Sinnett will meet with the owner's designated stakeholders to fine tune our understanding of space needs and the eventual build out of the up fit. After these conversations, we will develop a program and a preliminary budget. Initially, we expect to meet with Orange County's Planning Department to assess and meet all requirements for approvals. During the schematic design/design development phase we would anticipate attending meetings with the owner to present design progress and collect owner feedback. We will meet with your reviewing 4600 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 205 1 Raleigh, NC 27607 1919.781.8582 1 HUB Certified I www.smithsinnett.com