DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With RAK Construction, Inc. For Community Corrections Collection Room Upgrades Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize award of bid and execution of a construction contract with RAK Construction, Inc. for the Community Corrections Collection Room Upgrades Project.
SUMMARY
The 2021-2025 Building Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budgeted included a project to complete upgrades to the existing Community Corrections Collection Restrooms. The Community Corrections staff, along with their contracted vendors, identified a deficiency with the design of existing collection rooms at the County. Current practice requires a staff member to observe sample collection in person in real-time. The existing rooms do not have enough space to allow for a physical separation or barrier between the client and staff member, which raises health and safety concerns. These concerns were further highlighted with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CNH Architects was hired as the design consultant for this project based on their previous work with the County and experience with similar project types. CNH worked with an internal Core Planning Group from the Community Corrections Department to create a prototype design for collection rooms. This prototype was then tailored for each location to upgrade existing collection rooms. After design level cost estimates and prioritization by the Core Planning Group based on frequency of use the existing collection rooms at the Western Service Center and Judicial Center were selected to move ahead. These collection rooms will be upgraded to match the prototype design and then used as test cases to confirm this prototype design works as intended and meets the needs of staff, vendors, and public clients. If these design implementations are successful, there may be a subsequent CIP request to imple...
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