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Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, recommending the Board authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment II to Agreement for Services 383-S1610 with Christenson Consulting to increase compensation by $158,137 (for an amended not-to-exceed of $466,937), extend the term an additional year (for an amended expiration of May 30, 2020) and increase the hourly rate from $150 to $160 per hour (effective June 1, 2019) for continued services related to the County’s Public Safety Facility Project and Solar Project.
FUNDING: Public Safety Facility - Accumulative Capital Outlay Fund & United States Department of Agriculture.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In May 2013 the Division sought out a consulting firm to assist with construction and real estate development tasks for the Public Safety Facility on an as-requested basis. The firm of Christenson Consulting was chosen based on experience and value.
The Agreement was renewed in May of 2016 for continued support services and amended by the Board on February 14, 2017 to increase compensation by $244,800 (for a revised not-to-exceed of $308,800), extend the term another year to May 30, 2019, and increase the hourly rate from $140 per hour to $150 per hour. In 2017, at the time of the first amendment, construction of the Public Safety Facility had not started. The project has been moving along at a very quick pace and the Division estimates that the contract will be out of funding by January, 2019. Therefore Amendment II is requested at this time to allow for continuation of services through project completion.
Services for the County have included strategic planning, risk management, site analysis, cost reporting, conceptual estimating, scheduling, forecasting, project review, bid review, lease proposal review, request for qualification (RFQ) and request for proposal (RFP) reviews, creating manuals, coordination and assembly of performance specifications, presentations and report generation. ...
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