To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: West County Detention Facility Accessible Room Compliance Project
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE the use of progressive design build procurement for the West County Detention Facility Accessible Room Compliance Reconfiguration (WARC) Project.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee to sign a contract with Sletten Construction Company, a Montana Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $590,000 for the preconstruction phase of the WARC Project.
AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to approve final plans, specifications and design documents necessary to implement and construct the WARC Project consisting of a minimum of 16 accessible rooms and associated ADA improvements at the West County Detention Facility.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the WARC project is estimated at $7,000,000. With progressive design build, an initial preconstruction contract is used to design the project and establish a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the construction project. Once the GMP is established, County Administrator staff will return to the Board of Supervisors requesting approval for the award of a construction contract for the completion of the project and an exact budget amount for the total cost of the project. The Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget allocated $5,000,000 for the WARC project, so the cost of the preconstruction phase is fully covered.
BACKGROUND:
Located in Richmond, the West County Detention Facility (WCDF), opened in 1991, is one of three detention facilities in Contra Costa County. WCDF is a direct supervision jail designed to operate as a co-educational, program-oriented facility. The facility houses up to 1,096 inmates within the confines of five (5) separate housing units: four (4) for males, one (1) for females.
In 2023, the County updated an Access Compliance As...
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