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Facilities, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board consider the following for relocation planning services related to moving staff out of the El Dorado Center:
1) Make findings in accordance with Section 3.13.030 (B) of the County Ordinance that specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Agreement for Services 8580 with Vanir Construction Management, Inc. to provide relocation planning services for a two-year term for an amount not to exceed $120,000; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute further documents relating to Agreement for Services 8580, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: General Fund Capital Designation 73%, Public Health Fund Balance 14%, Accumulative Capital Outlay Fund 13%.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The El Dorado Center (3368 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe) has been deemed an end-of-life building. Initial estimates to tear down and rebuild the El Dorado Center were approximately $10 million. A rebuild would only have been able to house the programs in the existing El Dorado Center, and parking would have continued to be problematic. Facilities has found that a much more cost-effective model is to purchase a building in good condition and perform tenant improvements to create the space necessary for public services.
On October 13, 2020, Legistar Item 20-1137, the Board directed the Chief Administrative Office (CAO), Facilities Division, to search for properties in South Lake Tahoe that could replace the El Dorado Center. The buildings at 1111-1119 Emerald Bay Road were formally occupied by Barton Health. The property consists of four buildings, totaling approximately 17,473 square feet, with a large amount of park...
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