To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Bid Authorization for the Construction of the Courthouse Fifth Floor Remodel Project; County Project Number 2018-102
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and approve the plans and specifications for the Construction of the Courthouse Fifth Floor Remodel Project; and
2. Authorize the Clerk of the Board to advertise the above-referenced project, pursuant to Section 22037 of the California Public Contract Code, with bids to be open on August 6, 2019.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
On January 19, 2016, your Board approved the 2016 Finance Plan which allocated $900,000 towards the remodel of approximately 3,950 sq. ft. of unoccupied space on the fifth floor of the Courthouse and re-locate two of the District Attorney (DA) programs, Child Abuse Services Team (CAST) and Victim Witness (VW) to the newly renovated space. The colocation of these programs in close proximity to the DA's office, located on the fourth floor, will help ensure greater efficiencies within the department as well as provide staff and the vulnerable populations that utilize the program's services with the added security of being located within the Courthouse.
The current program location for CAST is less than ideal as the CAST program is currently located in the same building as the Public Defender's office at 1001 4th Street, Eureka, which places victims and accused perpetrators in close proximity to each other.
The current CAST office has known American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) access barriers and was one of the facilities listed in the 2016 Consent Decree with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). These accessibility barriers will require a large financial investment to remediate and currently remain due in part to plans to relocate the program to the fully accessible remodeled space in the...
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