To: Brian K. Flewelling, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Raymond Zanke, Director of Facilities and Operations
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Jones U.S. Holdings, in an amount not to exceed $4,770,000.00, to provide for the abatement and demolition of the old Administration Building; the cost of this agreement will be paid from the Capital Improvement Fund
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Facilities and Operations is seeking approval to enter into an agreement with Jones U.S. Holdings for the abatement and demolition of the old Administration Building.
BACKGROUND:
With the move to the new county Administration Building, there is no longer any viable use of the facility and unnecessary liability. As is, the property with the facility holds a negative value. Demolition would remove the future potential of vandalism and blight. With the facility removed, the property then has value and becomes economically viable for development.
DISCUSSION:
The county was awarded a grant from the C.S. Mott foundation to develop and create specifications for abatement and demolition. With those specifications, the county released an invitation to bid (ITB #26-507). The county received a good response and quickly pared the proposals to responsible bids and then requested best and final offers from the top 3 responsible bids. With the assistance of the consultant hired to create the specifications, staff recommends the lowest cost proposal from Jones U.S. Holdings in the amount of $4,770,000.00. Through our capital plan, we have anticipated these costs and have planned for such. While we have developed good bid documents and project specifications, as with any project of this scope and size, I would request change order authority of 5% to cover any unknown issues that could arise.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
N/A
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
$4,770,000.00 plus 5% contingency to be paid from Capital Fund 1010-265.00-975.001
IMPACT ON FACIL...
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