DATE: October 8, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Authorize Design-Build Method of Procurement for Project Number 24-DB-02, County of Fresno Clovis Regional and Reedley Libraries
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Receive verbal presentation and Attachment A to this item from the Department of Public Works and Planning ("Department") concerning the County of Fresno Clovis Regional and Reedley Libraries that will, based on the County's design-build procurement method, using a "best value" basis ("Design-Build Method"), recommend to the Board of Supervisors ("Board") (A) Harris Construction Co., Inc., SOLPAC Construction, Inc. dba Soltek Pacific Construction Company, and Zumwalt Construction, Inc., as the shortlisted Design-Build Entity proposers (collectively, "Shortlisted Proposers"), (B) the ranking of the Shortlisted Proposers, and (C) one of the Shortlisted Proposers as the highest-ranked Design-Build Entity ("Highest Ranked Design-Build Entity") to construct both such libraries as a single project, but at different locations, under Design-Build Agreement for Project Number 24-DB-02 County of Fresno Clovis Regional and Reedley Libraires ("Design-Build Agreement Number 24-DB-02") (current, recommended aggregate budget of $37,000,000, based on $24,000,000 for the Clovis Regional Library, and $13,000,000 for the Reedley Library);
2. Rank the Shortlisted Proposers, and identify one of the Shortlisted Proposers as the Highest Ranked Design-Build Entity, based on the Design-Build Method;
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works and Planning ("Director") to negotiate for the Design-Build Agreement Number 24-DB-02 with the Highest-Ranked Design-Build Entity, using the draft form of the Design-Build Agreement Number 24-DB-02 on file with the Department's Design Division, provided to the shortlisted Design-Build Entity proposers as part of the Design-Build Method, including any or al...
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