DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Amend Professional Services Contract With Wold Architects And Engineers For Crisis And Recovery Center
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County Community Services, in partnership with Guild Inc., submitted a grant to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to build a Regional Behavioral Health Crisis Services Center; and
WHEREAS, the grant submission was authorized by the Dakota County Board in Resolution No. 21-387 (July 20, 2021); and
WHEREAS, the grant was successful, and by Resolution No. 22-095 (March 8, 2022), the Board accepted the $3,459,928 in state funds for the project; and
WHEREAS, the predesign, based on a site selection at the Northern Service Center property in West St. Paul, was presented to the Board, and the project was authorized to proceed into design by Resolution No. 22-254 (June 21, 2021); and
WHEREAS, Capital Projects Management used a Request for Proposals process to unanimously recommend Wold Architects and Engineers to provide design services for this project; and
WHEREAS, Wold Architects and Engineers was approved by Resolution No. 22-306 (July 19, 2022) to provide design services for this project and to enter into a professional services contract; and
WHEREAS, the Core Planning Group and Wold completed the schematic design phase of the project; and
WHEREAS, Capital Projects Management staff solicited an independent cost estimate and compared that to a second estimate provided by the design consultant to conclude that the project as designed exceeded the project budget; and
WHEREAS, staff worked through a value engineering process to try to align the project scope and size with the budget, only to find the project still exceeded the approved budget; and
WHEREAS, the project schematic design was presented, and a project budget amendment was requested at the Physical Development Committee Meeting on January 10, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the schematic design was approved as presented, and the total project budget increase to $13,500,000 was approved by Resolution No. 23-039 (January 24, 2023); and
WHEREAS, the design consultant has requested an increase to their professional services fees to cover the added design requirements of this project, totaling $258,111; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds exist within the project budget to cover this contract increase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management Director to execute a contract amendment to the professional services contract with Wold Architects and Engineers, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite W2000, St. Paul, MN, to increase professional design fees for the Regional Behavioral Health Crisis Services Center, in an amount not to exceed $258,111, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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