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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Wold Architects and Engineers, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Architectural and Engineering Services
Original Contract Period: 5/5/2010 - One year after final completion of the project. Project is scheduled to be completed 12/31/2014 per Construction Contract 13-18-010R, thus making the Contract end date for this contract 12/31/2015.
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $926,375.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/4/2010, $760,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 6/5/2012, $139,875.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/7/2012, $26,500.00
This Increase Requested: $169,851.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $169,851.00
Accounts: 20000 - County Physical Plant
Contract Number(s): 10-41-46
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The intent of this project is to renovate the existing Employee Annex building located at Oak Forest Health Center to accommodate creation of an Emergency Operations Center facility for the Cook County Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management. The project will also include renovation and repurposing of space on the basement, main and second floors of the adjoining Employee Residence building to create additional office space, flexible training and meeting space and a Joint Information Center. To facilitate accessibility of the upper floor of the Employee Annex, this project will include creation of a connection from the Employee Residence structure across the existing one-story building connection to make use of the existing elevator.
The Consultant for this project will provide all design services required for Change Order 4, which includes architectural, mechanical, electrical, and civil design required for addressing water infiltration at the basement level, electrical engineering design for a secondary electrical service, structural analysis and design for uncovered conditions after demolition of existing architectural elements of the building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing deigns modifications needed to match the functional objectives of the building, additional A/E services and construction administration duties need to be extended due to an extension of the project schedule.
This work is required in order to address life safety issues, comply with the current building code standards, and to meet the operational requirements of the space for the DHSEM staff.
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