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3 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 An RFQ review committee selected Woolpert, Inc., an international architecture, engineering and <br /> 3 geospatial (AEG)firm to perform this work, which is anticipated to take nine months from contract <br /> 4 execution. A copy of the Woolpert, Inc. cost proposal is included as Attachment 1. The proposal <br /> 5 includes an additional services fee of $85,000 for a study of educational adequacy of school <br /> 6 facilities. This study was not requested in the original RFQ but deemed necessary by members <br /> 7 of the review committee. The project is scheduled to take approximately nine months to complete, <br /> 8 upon issuance of a signed contract. The cost of this contract requires approval by the Board of <br /> 9 County Commissioners. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Funding of $3,500,000 was set aside through Budget Amendment #5-A in the School Capital <br /> 12 Reserve Fund for the purpose of funding this contract and providing additional funding for school <br /> 13 capital. The professional services fees are recommended to be funded through Budget <br /> 14 Amendment #7-A, which would utilize $984,561 of those funds and transfer them to the School <br /> 15 Capital Fund. The remaining $2,515,439 will be split between the school districts based on <br /> 16 average daily membership (ADM). Those funds will be allocated to specific projects through a <br /> 17 subsequent budget amendment at the direction of both School Districts. Budget Amendment#7- <br /> 18 A creates the following Capital Ordinance in the School Capital Fund: <br /> 19 <br /> School Capital Needs Assessment($984,561) - Project# 52000 <br /> Revenues for this project: <br /> Current FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 <br /> FY 2022-23 Amendment Revised <br /> From Capital Reserve $0 $984,561 $984,561 <br /> Total Project Funding $0 $984,561 $984,561 <br /> Appropriated for this project: <br /> Current FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 <br /> FY 2022-23 Amendment Revised <br /> Project Expenditures $0 $984,561 $984,561 <br /> Total Costs $0 $984,561 $984,561 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Steve Arndt, Asset Management Services Director, introduced the item and made the <br /> 22 following presentation: <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Slide #1 <br /> - - <br /> ORANGE <br /> COUNTY <br /> Approval of contract proposal from Woolpert,Inc. <br /> to Conduct a Publickhool Capital Needs <br /> Assessment <br /> Orange County,Board of County Commissioners <br /> March 21,2023 <br /> 25 <br />