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Sarasota County Schools
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA Robert Anderson Building 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 6:30 P. M.
May 5, 2009 Board Meeting
Agenda Item #27


Title
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NORTH COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTER PHASE IA/II (SCTI) PROJECT

Description
Under the terms of the 5/15/2007 (Item #47) Board approved "Agreement between Owner and Construction Manager for Pre-Construction & Bidding Services", the Executive Director of Construction Services and two (2) members of the Professional Services Selection (PSSC) have successfully negotiated a contract with Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. for the North County Technical Center Phase IA/II (SCTI) project.  This contract was negotiated on 4/20/2009.  The 5/15/2007 agreement included pre-construction and bidding services only.  This Contract for Construction includes only the new buildings designed in this phase of the project.  The scope includes site development, building construction and interconnectivity with those buildings that will remain until Phase III of this project.  The Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of this contract is $31,805,856.00.  A separate contract will be negotiated at a later date for the balance of the construction of this project.  This contract is available for review at the Construction Services Department.  The School Board attorney has approved the use of this contract.  Funds for this contract are available in the project budget account.

Recommendation
That the Contract for Construction for the North County Technical Center Phase IA/II (SCTI) project be approved as presented.

Contact
LEMPE & McGONAGILL

Financial Impact
CAPITAL:  $31,805,856.00