TITLE
Title
ACTIONS TO CONTINUE RESTORATION FOR THE KATIE S. CASHION CENTER
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Eric Hilton (Facilities)
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Katie S. Cashion facility located at 201 S. Greene St sustained significant damage due to fire on July 6th, 2025. In the following months, the facility has been undergoing remediation and stabilization to prepare the site for restoration of the interior. The operational needs of the County rank the Family Justice Center (FJC) as the primary department needing to return to the building. Human Resources and Finance are operating adequately in their temporary locations, however the FJC would benefit from quickly returning to the Cashion Building. This item includes funding to complete repairs to the first and second floors in addition to awarding a contract to begin design on the restoration of the remainder of the building. The third floor will be a complete rebuild, the interior walls and ceiling were removed during stabilization. The basement is lower priority, having sustained minimal damage and not being a critical space for County operations.
1) At the July 17, 2025 Board of Commissioner Meeting, the Board authorized a contract with Sasser Restoration to begin the stabilization work (2025-300). As that work has continued, including structural, building contents, and file cleaning, the final estimates for stabilization total $2,900,000, resulting in the need to amend the contract with Sasser by $1,900,000. This is offset by anticipated insurance proceeds.
2) At the August 7, 2025 Board of Commissioner meeting, staff were authorized by the Board to pursue the design-build delivery method for the restoration project (2025-346). Staff released a Request for Qualifications Bid Number 20277 on August 12, 2025 soliciting packages from design-build firms. Proposals were due on August 28, 2025. The County received six responses. The responses were scored using the following criteria:
1. Experience...
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