San Juan County Public Safety Building Construction Management/General Contractors (CM/GC) RFP
San Juan County is soliciting qualifications from experienced and qualified Construction Management/General Contractors (CM/GC), in accordance with the Utah Administrative Code Rule R16-4, Construction Manager/General Contractor and Progressive Construction Manager/General Contractor Contracts, to assist in the design, remodel and construction of the Public Safety Building located in Monticello, Utah. San Juan County desires to select a CM/GC to provide pre-construction and construction phase services for this building located at 297 South Main in Monticello, Utah.
The preliminary scope of the Project includes designing a remodel and expansion to the existing Public Safety Building which houses the Corrections Facility, Sheriff’s Administration, District and County Justice Courts, Attorney’s Offices, and Adult Probation and Parol.
Due to the growth and need of these programs, current jail design and configuration, a maximized demand in daily occupancy in the building, we are unable to provide the legal requirement of proper segregation of a female and male population other than a drape pulled between each area for privacy. Intake and receiving takes place in an area in the middle of general population, if a new inmate being processed into the center would have COVID, due to the proximity and no separation, all inmates have the potential to be exposed. There is also no inmate medical center in the building other than the Detox and Holding Cells, upgrades to the building would include a separate isolated medical unit.
Findings from a feasibility study and analysis performed by ajc architects, demonstrated the need for improvements to the current conditions of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and control systems which have gone beyond their life expectancy where most of these are original to the 1987 construction and are supplying and returning air at inadequate levels. In the winter, it is common for the air to be stagnant with condensation on the walls and windows. The fire alarms and smoke detection system are outdated and need to be upgraded and integrated into the control system. For those remodeled areas, the existing electrical will be upgraded as needed including the emergency back-up power distribution. Currently, this provides both life safety and optional loads of power, which are not allowed under the current code and will need to be separated with a separate back-up generator. A new elevator system is needed for the building, the current elevator system is constantly failing and has at times trapped employees in the elevator.
Critical priority goals for the project include planning, designing, and constructing a building with an operational minimum lifecycle of 25 years including sustaining infrastructure quality, security, durability, longevity, functionality of operations and maintenance, and in using materials to withstand that timeframe.
The Fixed Limit Construction Cost (FLCC) is not to exceed $21,500,000.
There are two option that we have developed for the remodel. Option 1 shows a remodel of the existing facility. Option 2 show the remodel of the existing facility with a new building adjacent to the Public Safety building.
