Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify and increase a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Schooley Caldwell Associates, Inc., for professional services (design and construction administration) to renovate space for the Department of Technology's print room at the Jerry Hammond Center, 1111 East Broad Street.
This modification is necessary to meet the operational needs of the Department of Technology to renovate a vacant area (adjoining the Technology Center) for the print room. The print room will include a printer and sorter. The design will include a demolition plan, fire alarm and security systems, lighting, equipment wiring, HVAC, plumbing, renovation of the existing floor, and emergency power distribution. Due to the recent windstorm, re-distribution of power sources for the Technology Center is necessary for future emergency conditions.
The original contract was authorized by City Council through Ordinance No. 1790-2006, passed October 25, 2006, in the amount of $330,000.00. Ordinance No. 0848-2007, passed June 11, 2007, in the amount of $290,000.00, authorized a scope of service changes. This most recent modification will cost $33,937.78 and include a design contingency for $1,500.00, bringing the total cost of the contract to $655,437.78.
Due to the fact Schooley Caldwell Associates, Inc., was awarded the original contract, a modification with Schooley Caldwell Associates, Inc., is the logical and most expeditious option for addressing the additional professional services. Involving another architect at this point would lead to logistical problems and the likelihood of errors. Therefore, it would not be in the best interests of the City to bid the additional professional services.
This ordinance also authorizes the transfer of $10,000.00 from the Disaster Recovery Project and $24,994.48 from the Facilities Renovation Project within the Informati...
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