Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Deborah Bazan, Director of the Project Development Unit
Subject: F&H Contract Amendment for the Animal Shelter Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Project Development Unit or his/her designee to execute amendments and/or change orders to the agreement with F&H Construction for construction of the Animal Shelter Project increasing the agreement by an additional $2,835,508 in aggregate for a revised total not-to-exceed amount of $24,500,000.
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BACKGROUND:
All municipalities are mandated by the State of California to provide animal sheltering and welfare services. Since 1951, the County of San Mateo has managed these services for all cities and unincorporated areas within the County. The existing facility, located at 12 Airport Boulevard in San Mateo, is outdated with a level of deterioration that restricts necessary repairs and upgrades.
In October 2012, a new Animal Shelter Project was presented to the Board of Supervisors. On September 9, 2014, the cities and towns within the County of San Mateo entered into an agreement to share the construction costs of a new Animal Care Shelter Facility. The agreement provides that the County will advance the funds for construction to be repaid by the municipalities according to their share, through a 30-year, interest-free lease agreement. The agreement further provides that project costs were initially estimated to be $20,200,000. The new facility would replace the existing building at the current parcel of land and offer services like those currently in place to include state-mandated animal control functions of licensing, public animal receiving, domestic animal holding, and euthanasia of severely injured animals.
DISCUSSION:
On February 28, 2017 this Board approved design-build agreement with F&H Construction for construction of the Animal Shelter in an amount not to exceed $19,694,993, with change order authority not to exceed $1,969,499, for a total authorization of $21,664,492.
Due to design improvements, added square footage, mechanical enhancements necessary to ensure proper and humane animal care, and cost escalation in the construction market, additional necessary construction costs to be paid to F&H in the amount of $2,835,508 are anticipated. This request for additional amendment and change order authorization allows the additional necessary scope of work and costs to be added to the Agreement with F&H Construction, creating a new not to exceed agreement amount of $24,500,000.
Approval of these actions will contribute to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Collaborative Community by advancing projects that provide regional benefits to San Mateo County residents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the amendments and/or change orders are included in the Animal Shelter Project Budget of $26,600,000.