TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Estrella Munoz, Junior Engineer
SUBJECT: Budget Amendment and Approval of Agreement No. 260188B with TLCD Architecture for the "PBES Remodel Project," PW 23-30 (Project 24005)
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 260188B with TLCD Architecture for a maximum of $110,641 for design services for the "PBES Remodel Project," PW 23-30 and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $119,500 Expense; PBES-Planning Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The Planning, Building, and Environmental Services Department (PBES), located on the second floor in the County's Administration Building, identified the need to re-evaluate its workspace to facilitate the department's growth, improve security, consolidate divisions to foster collaboration within teams, and reconfigure work areas to create an efficient work environment for staff. This project was initially established on August 22, 2023, with a scope consisting of lobby/reception modifications and work area modifications in the East side of the building.
The project was put on pause due to financial restraints and the development of the Facilities Master Plan. Following the decision to pause the Facilities Master Plan, it was decided that this project should continue. Since the project's pause, PBES has remodeled the workstations in the east side of the building and now requires a change in the original scope of work. The revised scope of work generally consists of modifications to the reception area, copy room, permit center, and west side furniture arrangement.
Public Works staff has chosen to utilize the services of TLCD Architecture (TLCD) to provide design services given their background knowledge of the project and of the Administration Building gained through their experience in designing previous major remodeling projects for the first and second floors. Based on the scope esta...
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