Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Deborah Bazan, Director of the Project Development Unit
Subject: South San Francisco A&E Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Project Development Unit or his/her designee to:
A) Negotiate and enter into an agreement for architectural and engineering professional services with SmithGroup in an amount not to exceed $2,709,800; and
B) If negotiations with SmithGroup are unsuccessful, negotiate and enter into an agreement for architectural and engineering professional services with KMD Architects, in an amount not to exceed $3,345,200; and
C) Execute change orders to the Architectural and Engineering agreement with the contracted firm up to an aggregate amount not to exceed 10 percent of the agreement value.
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BACKGROUND:
In January 2017, the County Manager's Project Development Unit (PDU) was formed to oversee and manage all ground up construction performed by the County of San Mateo. In March of 2017, your Board held a Study Session to consider the recommendations for capital improvements made in the Feasibility Studies and Master Plans to address the County's use of lease space, aging facilities, OSHPD compliance work, public accessibility and navigation, parking, environmental standards, and efficiency of employee work spaces. Direction was given to the County Manager and the PDU to move forward with the recommended capital improvements at the conclusion of the Study Session. The new approved and on-going Capital Projects total approximately $500 million and are being managed by the PDU.
Among the anticipated capital projects is the South San Francisco Health Campus is located at 1050 Mission Road, SSF. The 9.7-acre property currently houses the North County Municipal Courts, Probation Department, a North County revenue collection office and a vacated North County Jail. The Municipal ...
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