To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: West County Accessible Room (WARC) Project Construction Contract
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE and APPROVE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a construction contract, once approved as to form by County Counsel, with Sletten Construction Company, a Montana Corporation, in the amount of $19,980,000 for the construction of 56 ADA accessible beds, associated ADA compliant path of travel and other ADA improvements as part of the West County Accessible Room Conversion (WARC) project. (100% General Fund)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this project was partially allocated in FY24-25 capital budget allocation ($6.8 million) with the remaining funds ($13.2 million) allocated in the proposed FY25-26 annual capital budget allocation.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County has been working to increase the number of ADA accessible beds, and the associated ADA support facilities such as showers, bathrooms, and paths of travel, across the detention system. Projects such as the Module M conversion in the Martinez Detention Facility and new construction of the West County Reentry, Treatment and Housing (WRTH) project have already added ADA accessible beds to the system. However, the County system is still below the number of ADA beds needed for the overall size of the detention system. This project will not only eliminate the shortfall of ADA beds but increase the available ADA bed count to 14 more beds than currently required. This is recommended for two reasons. The first is that the need for ADA accessible facilities is projected to increase faster than the code changes allowing the County facilities to stay in compliance for longer before requiring additional modification. The second is that the County can get some economies of scale by grouping conversions into larger projects and this represents an opport...
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