Item Description:
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Award Contract FC00000079 to KMS Construction for the HSB-9 Adult Representation Services Remodeling project, $1,844,159.
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to set-aside authority authorized under Minn. Stat. ? 471.345, Contract FC00000079 to KMS Construction for the HSB-9 Adult Representation Services Remodeling project (Sub-Project 1009870, Capital Project 1006402), in the amount of $1,844,159 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the contract on behalf of the county after the performance and payment bonds have been properly executed; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
History:
Adult Representation Services (ARS) became a department in 2018. Staff provide legal representation and wrap-around social services to clients in the areas of child protection, child support contempt, guardianship, housing and mental health commitment. Most staff are designated as on-site employees because they provide direct service to residents and appear in multiple courthouses downtown.
ARS has outgrown its current space on the 10th floor at HSB. Employees are temporarily using space at the 701 building awaiting expanded space at HSB. The 9th floor at HSB provides contiguous space to accommodate the department and its projected immediate growth.
Using the set-aside authority enables the county to have a portion of the construction work delivered by an Emerging Small Businesses Enterprise (ESBE) general contractor from the Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation's (DOCCR) Community Productive Day Construction Partnership Program. General contractors are qualified for this program based on their demonstrated success employing and training ex-offenders. The selected general contractor will be required to employ and provide on-the-job training to probationers during the performance of their contract for not less than 10 percent of the contract's tot...
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