HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-01-1999 - 9gORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 1, 1999
Action Agenda
Item No. ~ -Q
SUBJECT: Request for Increased Fees; Dick Wilkerson ~
DEPARTMENT: Purchasing & Central Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
None Pam Jones, extension 2652
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane - 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider the request of Dick Wilkerson for an increase in fees for design of the pocket
park at the Skills Development Center, 503 West Franklin Street.
BACKGROUND: Through the work of Commissioner Brown, the County was fortunate enough to retain
the services of Dick Wilkerson for design of a park area in front of the Skills Development Center.
Wilkerson is a professor at North Carolina State University in Raleigh and contributed significantly to the
overall Streetscape design for Chapel Hill. The "pocket park" designed for the Skills Development
Center follows the Streetscape standards.
The original plans laid out by Wilkerson involved using students to carry out the design/drafting stages of
the project. However, the student who was to do the work left the program. In order to maintain the
project's momentum, Wilkerson consulted with another architect to prepare the construction documents,
thereby creating additional cost for his contract. In addition, comments rendered by the Town of Chapel
Hill during their review of the project caused redesign and more work of the consulting architect.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The result of this additional work is a request to increase the original contact
amount of $1,800 to $5,900. This represents approximately 7% of the estimated $77,000 construction
cost. The funds will be charged against the Skills Development Center Project construction account.
Please note that this agenda includes an additional item (Dixon-Weinstein request for additional fees)
that will also affect this account. A complete overview of the fund balance status if these items are
approved is included as part of the Dixon-Weinstein abstract.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve an additional $4,100
design fees for Dick Wilkerson; and authorize the Purchasing Director to create the appropriate
paperwork to reflect the action.