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Sarasota County Schools
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA Landings Administrative Complex 1980 Landings Blvd. 6:30 p.m.
November 3, 2015 Board Meeting
Agenda Item #40


Title
APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER'S PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE SOUTH CAMPUS NEW CLASSROOM BUILDING AND COUNTY LIBRARY PROJECT

Description
The project's scope of work shall include the construction of an approximately 90,000 square foot classroom building and shared media center/library and associated site improvements. The media center/library is a joint use facility with Sarasota County Schools and Sarasota County Government. On 10/6/2015 (Item #6), the School Board authorized negotiations with this company. On 10/8/2015, the Director of Construction Services and a member of the Professional Services Selection Committee (PSSC) met with a representative from Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc., to negotiate a contract for this project. This contract covers the pre-construction portion only for this project. The contract for construction will be negotiated separately at a later date. This contract amount is $110,000.00. These contract documents have been approved by the School Board attorney and are available for review at the Construction Services Department. The construction budget is approximately $18,000,000.00. Funds for this project are available in the capital budge account.

Recommendation
That the construction manager's pre-construction services contract for the Suncoast Technical College South Campus New Classroom Building and County Library project be approved as presented.

Contact
LEMPE & SMITH

Financial Impact
Capital: $110,000.00