Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
Kimberlee Kimura, Director, Health System Administration
Subject: Agreement with KRJ Design Group Inc. for Space Planning Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with KRJ Design Group, Inc. to provide space planning services for the term July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
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BACKGROUND:
For the past several years, the Health System (HS) has used KRJ Design Group, Inc. (KRJ) to meet the department's design and space planning needs. KRJ has an extensive background with the County and has a strong understanding of the HS' design and space planning needs.
The County's Department of Public Works (DPW) maintains a number of "on-call" agreements with design firms to provide such services on an as-needed basis. The on-call professional service process has expedited numerous construction and space planning projects over the years.
On October 14, 2016, DPW released a Request for Proposals for on-call architectural design and consulting Services. Out of the 25 firms that responded, six were selected for the pool of on-call architectural design and space planning consulting services. KRJ was one of the six respondents selected.
DISCUSSION:
As the HS takes on new projects, our limited workspace must often be reconfigured to accommodate more staff or different use. This agreement will provide space reconfiguration and design services for County-leased and County-owned facilities that the HS occupies.
Please note that Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) will be bringing for your Board's approval a separate agreement with KRJ for a distinct and different scope of work from this agreement. All other HS divisions - except BHRS - are included in this agreement.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowin...
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