SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) proposal from Ajax Building Company, LLC., of Oldsmar, FL, per RFQ 32-20, at the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $11,245,816 for the construction of the Clearwater Police Department District Three Operations and Training Center (18-0004-PD) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The Police Department’s current District Three Sub-Station, located at 2851 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater, was built in 1983. The operational features and functional systems are obsolete by current police standards. The main building was designed prior to the implementation of the Accessibility Code and access to amenities is not in compliance with current requirements. Due to the structure’s age and obsolete functional systems, the station merits replacement.
One of the main goals of replacing this facility was to provide the Police Department with a hurricane rated facility to allow for sheltering of employees during a significant storm event, as well as to allow for the continuity of operations in the immediate aftermath of a significant storm event.
The proposed building was designed for resiliency and the sustainable design guidelines of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver building but will not be certified.
On July 16, 2020, City Council approved RFQ 32-20 selecting Ajax Building Company as CMAR to provide preconstruction services for the Clearwater Police Department District Three Operations and Training Center (18-0004-PD). A purchase order was approved by the City Manager in the amount of $69,900.00 for the pre-construction phase including design review and construction cost estimating.
Construction documents are now complete and Ajax Building Company has provided a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Proposal to construct the new facility, located on the current District Three Sub-station site. The proposal includes demolition of the existing Substation, construction of the new Substation, as well as all associated sitework and utilities.
Construction for this work is scheduled to begin in May 2021 and is scheduled to be completed in August 2022. Currently, Police Department District Three Patrol Operations have been relocated to the vacant Countryside Branch Library.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
PD00180001-CONS-CNSTRC $11,245,816
A mid-year amendment will transfer $550,000 of General Fund revenue from capital project C2004, Lift Stations - General Government, to project PD00180001, Police District 3 Station, to provide additional project funding needed.