DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Conceptual Phasing And To Amend Professional Services Contract With ALLiiANCE For Empire Maintenance Facility Redevelopment
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WHEREAS, Phase One improvements were completed at the Empire Maintenance Facility in 2020, including only half of the proposed South Building; and
WHEREAS, an addition to the South Building was included in the 2024-2028 Building Capital Improvement Program Adopted Budget and funded in 2024; and
WHEREAS, a previously proposed project to develop a new maintenance facility in Hampton was not approved to proceed; and
WHEREAS, Capital Projects Management pledged to the Board to develop and present an alternate to the Hampton facility that would meet its objectives of closing the existing Hastings and Farmington Shops through a phased approach; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Department requested to co-locate all department staff to the Empire Maintenance Facility to improve efficiency; and
WHEREAS, this project scope is trying to complete three goals: expand the South Building as previously planned and currently funded, incorporate that construction into a phased approach for maintenance facilities that were to be at Hampton, and explore co-locating all Transportation Department staff at the Empire Maintenance Facility; and
WHEREAS, ALLiiANCE was selected as the consultant firm to provide early phase design services for this project by Resolution No. 24-147 (March 26, 2024); and
WHEREAS, ALLiiANCE worked with a Core Planning Group to confirm the programmatic needs and develop conceptual phases of construction; and
WHEREAS, three conceptual phases were developed to meet short- and long-term equipment storage and staff needs for the Transportation, Fleet, Facilities Management, and Sheriff’s departments at the Empire Maintenance Facility; and
WHEREAS, two additional approaches were developed to meet Transportation Department staff needs to co-locate at the Empire Maintenance Facility; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends moving ahead with design for equipment storage Phase One and Two plus Transportation Department staff Approach A; and
WHEREAS, additional design efforts to confirm a project scope, schedule and budget are necessary; and
WHEREAS, ALLiiANCE has provided a fee proposal to provide full schematic design services for the recommended approach and to increase fees by $390,000; for a new not to exceed contract value of $529,050; and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds within the project budget to cover this contract increase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves proceeding with the recommended conceptual designs as presented and authorizes the Facilities Management Director to execute a contract amendment to the professional services contract with ALLiiANCE, 400 Clifton Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55403 to increase professional design fees for the Empire Maintenance Facility Redevelopment, in an amount not to exceed $390,000, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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