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Department of Transportation and Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division recommending the Board:
1) Receive an update on the Department of Transportation's Shakori Garage Replacement Project; and
2) Provide direction on the increased funding required, due to rising construction costs and increased scope, increasing the budget by approximately $1,000,000 to the revised budget of $3,500,000.
FUNDING: General Fund Capital Reserve
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In 2016, the Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division commissioned a comprehensive facility assessment that included the Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Operations garage building located at 1121 Shakori Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA. The study identified the Shakori garage as having building systems that are at the end of life after 47 years in harsh mountain weather conditions along with having structural problems which were further addressed with a more thorough engineering analysis.
On January 14, 2020, the Board authorized a complete replacement for this facility. Meetings with stakeholders and other preliminary tasks were started shortly thereafter.
The existing 6,580 square foot building, originally built in 1974, is structurally unsound and functionally obsolete. It consists of 14 bays that house snow removal and road maintenance equipment, sand storage, and some ancillary equipment. The intent for the replacement of this building was to construct a similar, but slightly larger structure. This larger footprint will allow snow removal equipment to fit in the bays without hitting the structural beams or back wall, while also allowing staff to maneuver between the bays in order to manage the larger heavy equipment.
A project of this nature requires architectural services, and proposals were solicited from consultants off the Facility Division’s Request for Qualifications listing (RFQ #20-918-031). The proposal from Williams + Paddon/Architects + Planners, Inc. was s...
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