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Receive a presentation and provide recommendations on the East-West Wing Renovation Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee receive a presentation and provide recommendations on the East-West Wing Renovation Project.
SUMMARY:
Although the East-West Wing Renovation Project (Project) was a component of the overall Facilities Master Plan approved by the Board of Supervisors in August 2001, and construction documents were produced and finalized in 2006, the Project was not publicly bid. Project funding was redirected and the Project was put on hold. In October 2010, the remaining tenants of the East-West Wing Building (E/W) moved to their assigned locations in the North Wing of the Courthouse. Since that time the E/W has remained vacant. Funding issues and competing capital project priorities since 2009 prevented the Project from moving forward until now.
DISCUSSION:
In January 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved the Fund 404 Financing Plan which included the Project. In September 2013, the Budget and Capital Improvement Committees supported moving forward with securing architectural programming and pre-design services to assist with determining how future tenants could be accommodated in the building. In 2014, architectural firm Wald, Ruhnke, and Dost (WRD) was hired to produce a design layout showing how the District Attorney, Law Library, Human Resources' Learning & Development Center, and a Snack Shop could be accommodated in the E/W. Concurrent efforts were also underway for acquisition of Schilling Place. Once the decision to purchase Schilling Place was made, the Project was put on hold while the ramifications of the new acquisition were clarified.
On November 4, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved funding to finance the Facility Utilization Program (FUP) for master planning Schilling Place, the E/W, and the Monterey County Government Center Administration Building. FU...
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