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The previous Board of
Supervisors authorized work to proceed on renovations to the
Courthouse and the Adult Detention Center. In May 2003,
design work, by Mosley Architects, was initiated on the
Courthouse, and in April 2003 on the Adult Detention
Center. In June 2003, Mosley Architects provided to the
Board of Supervisors an update on the projects. At that
time, the Board requested additional information regarding
possible Courthouse options. Other options were developed
that expanded the space and were considered but rejected
since the options required expenditures three (3) and three
and one-half (3.5) times the estimated costs of the original
design concept. The Board of Supervisors authorized work to
proceed on the basis of the original space allocation
concept.
As design progressed, the
architect reported that cost estimates needed to be revised
upwards. In May 2004, the Public Facilities Committee and
the Board endorsed and authorized contracting for
construction management services and the decision was made
to bid both projects as a package. At that meeting, the
Board also reviewed the design concepts and considered
possible modifications in scope at the Courthouse related to
reconfiguring the fourth floor and deleting the elevator for
court use. The Board authorized the design work to be
completed and for the project to be bid consistent with the
initial design concepts.
Contractors were
pre-qualified for the work and bids were opened for August
31, 2004. The bid
tables are attached.
A meeting with the low
bidder, architect and construction manager was held on
September 2, 2004. We are reviewing the personnel and
subcontractors that W.M. Schlosser plans to use on the
project and find the contractor to be the lowest responsible
bidder.
At this juncture substantial
efforts have been made in the preparation and review of
plans and in the development of temporary relocation options
in order to provide for an effective phased approach to the
projects. Work will begin in September 2004, if the Board
authorizes the award of the construction contract. Both
projects will improve security and provide for needed
repairs to aging facilities. It is anticipated that the
space allocations will meet the needs of the department for
the next five to seven years.
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