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1 <br /> ORD-2026 -015 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : June 16 , 2026 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . 6-c <br /> SUBJECT : Approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price for the Construction of the Crisis <br /> Diversion Facility , and Approval of Budget Amendment # 12 -A <br /> DEPARTMENT : Asset Management Services <br /> ATTACHMENT (S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> I . Gilbane Contract Amendment Alan Dorman , AMS Director, 919-245 - <br /> 2 . Gilbane GMP Cost Summary 2627 <br /> 3 . Year-to - Date Budget Summary <br /> 4 . Presentation <br /> PURPOSE : To : <br /> 1 . ) Review and approve the final design of the Crisis Diversion Facility ; <br /> 2 . ) Review and approve the Guaranteed Maximum Price for the Construction of the Crisis <br /> Diversion Facility as submitted by Gilbane ; <br /> 3 . ) Review and approve an amendment to the existing Gilbane Contract for Construction <br /> Manager-at- Risk services to incorporate the Guaranteed Maximum Price as well as other <br /> changes ; <br /> 4 . ) Approve Budget Amendment # 12 -A ; and <br /> 5 . ) Authorize the County Manager to execute the Gilbane contract amendment , subject to final <br /> review by the County Attorney , and any subsequent amendments for contingent and <br /> unforeseen requirements up to the approved budget amount on behalf of the Board of <br /> County Commissioners . <br /> BACKGROUND : The County has been developing a plan to build a Crisis Diversion Facility since <br /> 2019 . These plans culminated in the selection of the architecture firm CPL to design the facility in <br /> 2024 and the selection of Gilbane Construction Company to provide Construction Management <br /> at Risk Services in 2025 . <br /> Initial design and cost estimates showed that the final project would exceed the original budget . <br /> of $26 , 053 , 350 . In October 2025 , the Board reviewed a series of design options to reduce the <br /> overall project budget . The Board approved Option C , a design with an estimated construction <br /> cost of $27 , 180 , 542 . The total estimated project cost , including land aquistion , design , and other <br /> construction costs , based on Option C , was $ 30 , 749 , 007 , This would have required an additional <br /> $4 , 695 , 657 in funding . <br /> In April 2026 , Gilbane completed the formal bid process for the project and proposed a <br /> Guaranteed Maximum Price (" GMP " ) of $ 22 , 906 , 906 . Including project costs already spent or <br /> encumbered for professional services and land acquisition , the new project budget will be <br /> $ 29 , 412 , 035 . To address the increased cost , the the Board will need to approve $ 3 , 358 , 685 in <br />