Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Callagy, County Manager
Adam Ely, Project Development Unit Director
Subject: County Office Building 3 (COB3) Architectural and Engineering Services Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board of Supervisors to execute an agreement for architectural and engineering professional services with Skidmore, Owens, & Merrill, LLP, in an amount not to exceed $8,852,610; and
B) The Director of the Project Development Unit, or designee, to execute change orders to the Architectural and Engineering agreement with Skidmore, Owens, & Merrill, LLP in an aggregate amount not to exceed 10% of the agreement value.
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BACKGROUND:
In March 2017, this Board considered recommendations for capital improvements contained in Feasibility and Master Plan Studies to efficiently and responsibly address: (1) the County's reliance on increasingly aged and outdated facilities and associated elevated maintenance and operational costs; (2) the County's substantial reliance on leased space subject to market-based cost growth; (3) upcoming deferred maintenance costs including for mandatory seismic compliance; (4) anticipated staff growth and staff relocations; (5) rising environmental standards; and (6) locational, service, and programming improvements to better serve residents.
This Board, thereafter, directed staff to pursue various projects, including the County Office Building 3 Project (COB3). The COB3 project anticipates construction of a 150,000-200,000 square foot office building for up to 612 County employees, containing multiple levels of offices, workspaces, conference rooms, and shared amenities, along with the Board of Supervisors chambers. The project will include a new public promenade to connect COB3 with existing County facilities. Consistent with County priorities, COB3 will be designed to a...
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