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Construction contract to Mart, Inc. in the amount of $579,000 for renovations and additions to the Transit Center Offices, located at the City’s Service Center, 4.2% contingency in the amount of $24,568, and a $40,000 furnishings allowance for a total request of $643,568
Presenter
Marshall Warder, Facilities Construction Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On September 6, 2011, Council approved a staff request to submit an FY 2012 grant application with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in the amount of $734,997 in conjunction with funding for operations and maintenance of The Grand Connection transit system. Included in that grant request was $60,000 for future preparation of architectural plans for Transit office additions and renovations. These architectural plans would allow the Transit offices, located at the City‘s Maintenance Service Center, to operate under improved conditions and to more effectively serve its clientele.
This design funding request was subsequently approved by the FTA as a part of the overall FY 2012 grant application. In November 2011, an RFQ was issued by the City seeking qualifications of architectural firms for consideration and selection to provide professional design services relative to this project. Four firms responded to the RFQ solicitation and after review by the selection committee, Komatsu Architecture graded the highest of the respondent firms. In February 2012, Komatsu was selected by the committee to commence contract negotiations, and later on September 18, 2012 Council approved a professional design services contract with Komatsu that fell within the $60,000 design grant funding amount.
Once the design services contract was executed, Komatsu commenced its efforts on the project. It was understood that until Komatsu’s design efforts reached the point that a reasonable construction cost estimate could be generated, the grant funding application to the FTA for construct...
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