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Item 9AInnovation ◊ Integrity ◊ Accountability ◊ Commitment to Excellence ◊ Teamwork Item 9A DPS Headquarters Construction Bid Item 9A Approve Change Order #1 to the Construction Manager at Risk contract with Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. in the amount of $1,925,913 for the demolition of the existing DPS East facility, and the civil work for the new DPS facility. December 4, 2007 DPS Headquarters The project plans for the construction of a new DPS Headquarters facility to house both the Police and Fire Services were presented to the City Council in April 2007. Following that meeting, the construction documents were prepared involving a number of our staff along with a variety of technical consultants and our architect Robert Garza and Associates. DPS Headquarters This change order represents the initial contract for the construction of the new DPS Headquarters facility and involves the site work, utility construction and demolition of the old facilities on the site. This work should take about 4 months to complete. The construction manager at risk prepared the bid documents and bids were received on 15 November 2007. Following the opening the bids were analyzed to determine the lowest and best bid. The contract is actually with the construction manager at risk and cannot exceed the amount of the change order. DPS Headquarters The change order was reviewed by the Crime Control Board on 27 November 2007 The Crime Control Board voted 6 to 0 to recommend the change order for Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. in the amount of $1,925,913. DPS Headquarters The original estimate for this portion of the construction was $1,985,880 The bid recommended is $1,925,913 and is approximately $60,000 below the estimate Innovation ◊ Integrity ◊ Accountability ◊ Commitment to Excellence ◊ Teamwork Questions? Jim Blagg ext. 8601