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Award a set-aside Contract FC00000193 to Generation One Contracting, LLC dba Morris Construction for the District Court Psychological Services Expansion project, $1,894,858
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BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to set-aside authority authorized under Minn. Stat. ? 471.345, Contract FC00000193 to Generation One Contracting, LLC dba Morris Construction for the District Court Psychological Services Expansion project (Capital Project 1008036), in the amount of $1,894,858 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...end
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The purpose of this project is to provide space for District Court's growing Psychological Services program and to implement an interview suite. This office currently resides on south end of floor C-5 of the Government Center and is adjacent to the Mental Health / Probate Division. It is comprised of interview rooms, workstations, conference rooms and support spaces.
This project will remodel approximately 11,000 SF on floor A-5 in the Government Center A-Tower. Psychological Services' existing 4,300 SF suite on floor C-5 will be vacated and all functions will be relocated to the new A-5 space. Level 5 is a bridge floor, which will provide an ideal adjacency to Civil Commitment Court.
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 ...
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