Agenda - 05-04-2004-9c - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Visser, Assistant County Manager; Lari Taft, Recreation & Parks Direator; Pam Jones, Purchasing Director; Geof Gledhill, County Attorney; Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Dave Stancil, ERCD Director; Paul Thames, Caunty Engineer; and Dianne Reid, Economic Development Direator, A subgroup consisting of Lori Taft, Craig Benedict, Paul Thames and Pam Jones interviewed the CRZ design team and their subaansultants to confirm the acceptability of their credentials far this project. Based on the interview and extensive positive experience with CRZ on other County and school projects over the past fifteen years, staff believe that CRZ and other members of their design team have exhibited their ability to design athletic fields of this nature. In addition, CRZ can coordinate soccer park design and development with the school site design and construction activities to ensure a master planned project with savings possible in the areas of earthwork, parking, access, road improvements, lighting, irrigation, electric, etc. Other joint use opportunities such as the gymnasium, locker rooms, and bathrooms of the school may be passible in the short term and adjunct as part of the long term park program, Based an a scope of work produced by County staff, CRZ submitted a design fee of $119,000 for the project. The scope of work and proposal letter are attached, Staff, in collaboration with the County Attorney and CRZ, will prepare a contract incorporating the scope of work far signature by the Ghair, NCGS § 143-64,32 permits elected bodies, in the sole discretion of the governing body and stating the reasons and circumstances attendant thereto, to exempt projects from the qualifications-based selection process of the design firm where the design fees exceed $30,000. Because of the synergies between the two projects and the extraordinary coordination opportunities that exist by retaining the same designer for both projects, staff recommends that the Board exercise this statutorily permitted exemption for this project, CRTs contract would run concurrently with the school site construction, which is anticipated in late summer, after final planning process approvals that are anticipated in late June 2004. The BOCG would review draft plans as the owner of the soccer park property. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding would come from 2001 general obligation bond funds for the "Satter Superfund" that will be included in the bond sale that is scheduled for later in 2004. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) exempt this project from qualification-based selection process as allowed by GS 143-64,32 for the reasons cited above; 2) authorize the preparation of an appropriate agreement with CRZ, contingent upon staff and Attorney review; and 3)authorize the Chair to sign the agreement an behalf of the Board. 2