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process floe-ranee the specifications, [hereby avoitling wnflicts with contractors when consimc[ion begins. This In [urn prevents many change ortlers tluring the project. As you are well aware, change ortlere are usually costly antl can atltl significant time tp a project. The wnstmc[ibility review woultl therefore minimize the entity's exposure to law suits antl claims for atltliticnal money after [he project is comple[etl. The cast gm[etl died by PES fortMS work is $39,295 per schocl. Although the cost is signigcant PE3 Intlicates Thal each project will easily surpass the fee In the amount save0 on the project antl it will provitle a goob benchmark for us to more fully understand the benefits ci the value engineering prccess. A wmplete repcd tletailing 0a substance W Ne eaNngs will be provltletl by PEB al the antl of Uia review process. We believe that there are other firms who we may want to wnsitler In terms of the long term value engineering pmgrzm established for County antl smool Drojects. Because of Ne ambitious schatlula in which Ne selection Docess was cartied cut, it is possible that there are ether value- engineering frtnswho might respond to our request rfihe timefreme were to be eMentled. It seems prudent Merefore that a secontl assessment Danel be convened In late summerearly fall to consider the resuns of a secontl sollcitalion. Assuming that the Bpam approves this Dlan to acquire value¢ngineering services, it is fudher rewmmentletl Ihat Me Manager communicate to the SuDerintentlend the Boards tlesire to see value engineering lnmrywatetl into the earliest stages of tlevelopment for any school. TNS woultl ba particularly Imppdanl as it respects the tlesign development of the new high school for the Orange County system. FINANCIAL IMPACT' II is recammendetl that funds b cover costs for this work be eppropris[etl from $chool Capital Pmjed Fund Balance. Potential project savings will offset the cost of Mls appropriation. RECOMMENOATIDN(St: TM1e Manager recommends that the BOaN autlror've County staff to complete negotiedona on an agreement wiN Pacific Environmental Services 1p contluct mnstrudibllity reviews for two scMOls. whose rotal cost shall not exreetl $]8,59D; auMpdze the Manager to sign the resulting agree ant; to entlorse a sewntl phase of the selection prccess for a engineering firm; and m tlired the Manager to communicate to the School SupeMtentlents, iheuBOard's lntendons fcrvalue engineering on future school protects.