TITLE
Title
CONTRACT AWARD TO BLUM CONSTRUCTION FOR DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES FOR UPFIT OF THE LEES CHAPEL TREATMENT CENTER
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Eric Hilton
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BACKGROUND
Background
To support the initiative of converting the former St. Gales Nursing Home at 1400 Lees Chapel Road into a substance use disorder treatment facility, the Board approved on January 4, 2024 the utilization of the Design-Build project delivery method to accomplish this task. An advertisement for Qualification Packages was distributed on January 19, 2024, to solicit a Design-Build project delivery team for necessary upfits at the new Lees Chapel Treatment Facility. Qualifications were received on February 8, 2024. Four (4) firms submitted qualification packages and all were deemed responsive by the Purchasing Department. The firms responding were:
1. Blum Construction & LS3P Architects
2. Davie Construction & Peterson Gordon Architects
3. Barr & Barr, Horus & Goode Van Slyke Architects
4. W.C. Construction & Sherman Ata Architect
The proposals were reviewed by a team of County staff from Behavioral Health, Risk Management, MWBE, Facilities and Purchasing during the week of February 19, 2024. All four (4) firms were invited to an in-person interview and presentation of their qualifications.
The committee evaluated both written proposals and the interview presentations using the following criteria:
1. Experience with Design-Build project delivery in the Public Sector, with preference given to the design firm and construction firm working together on previous projects.
2. Experience working on facilities licensed by the Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR).
3. Proximity to, and familiarity with, the area where the project will be located. This includes the ability to recruit local labor to execute the work.
4. Ability to execute work comparable to the size, complexity and scope.
5. Adherence to cost and schedule on previous projects.
6. Quality of compliance plan for m...
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