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Staff Report for a discussion on the Police Building and South Offices Expansion Project, Project No. 2014.0481
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends approval of Consulting Services Agreement Amendment No. 1 with Indigo / Hammond & Playle Architects, LLP (Indigo) in the amount of $158,000.00, for the additional work of preparing construction-ready plans, specifications and cost estimates to convert the existing theater area in the South Offices Building into a multi-purpose meeting room. This amendment will result in a total design contract amount of $806,001.85.
The current project budget has sufficient allocations to fund Consulting Services Agreement Amendment No. 1 and possible contract amendments that would bring the changer order percentage to 30%.
It is requested that the Facilities and Transportation Committee review this report and attachment and recommend the approval of this item to the full City Council.
BACKGROUND
The City entered into a design contract with Indigo / Hammond & Playle Architects (Indigo) in 2016 for the development of plans, specifications and cost estimates for tenant improvements in the South Offices Building and the Public Safety Building (PSB) to allow for the expansion of the San Leandro Police Department (SLPD). At the time of entering into contract with Indigo, the theater in the South Offices Building was tentatively planned to be leased by the San Leandro Unified School District, so the theater was not included in the design scope of work.
Recently the School District indicated they are no longer interested in leasing the South Offices Building theater space and therefore staff recommends converting this area into a multi-purpose meeting room that can be made available to the public. The South Office Large Conference room that is currently used for meetings will be absorbed into the South Offices space for use by the SLPD. The new meeting room will have audio/visual equipment to allow for...
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