SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a proposal by Construction Manager at Risk Biltmore Construction Company, Inc., of Belleair, Florida per Continuing Contracts RFQ 40-20, in the amount not to exceed $962,973.00 for the design, fabrication, and installation of Troy System acoustical panels at the District Three Operations and Training Center located at 2851 McMullen Booth Road and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
On September 17, 2020, Council approved the use of Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services for Continuing Contracts per RFQ 40-20, to thirteen firms with Biltmore Construction Company, Inc., being one of the thirteen firms selected.
These firms were selected in accordance with Florida Statutes 255.103 and 287.055 based upon construction experience, financial capability, availability of qualified staff, local knowledge, and involvement in the community.
In 2017, the Police Department completed planned renovations to the existing firearms training range, to include significant safety enhancements for both the public and department employees. Subsequent to this project’s completion, the Police Department has received citizen complaints regarding the noise emanating from the facility during training sessions. The department has made efforts to ameliorate these noise concerns, but these actions have not abated these community concerns.
This proposal includes the design, fabrication, and installation of Troy System acoustical panels at this facility, which will encompass the entirety of the range interior, as a means to more appropriately address the noise generated during departmental training. Troy Acoustics is a leader in indoor/outdoor noise control and acoustics and is utilized consistently by the United States Military and other law enforcement agencies across the country. The Police Department intends to include all the acoustic remediation outlined within the proposal, but may eliminate the concrete enclosures, based upon training requirements and need.
The anticipated pre-construction and construction period is estimated at 120 days but will need to be coordinated with another on-going project at the same facility location.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
A first quarter budget amendment will establish capital project P2102, Training Range Sound Mitigation and provide a transfer of $820,000 of infrastructure sales tax (Penny) revenues from capital improvement project 93530, Consolidated Eastside/SPC Library, to fund this contract.