Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Bertha Henry
Department: County Administration
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Contract Administrator to reallocate $1,299,720 of previously approved funds for an exterior stair tower project, based on the Amended Master Development Agreement Between Broward County and Matthews Holdings Southwest, Inc., for the Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Project (RFP No. N1337414R3), to the Owner’s Contingency Account, and to use approximately $1,293,556 of these reallocated funds for the reconfiguration of site utilities and related earthwork to support GMP 2 site civil infrastructure work that was originally carried in GMP 4 but was delayed due to the project suspension.
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Sharief was not present.
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the affirmative.
VOTE: 9-0.
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE Contract Administrator to reallocate $3,408,475 of previously approved funds for temporary landscaping, based on the Amended Master Development Agreement Between Broward County and Matthews Holdings Southwest, Inc., for the Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel Project (RFP No. N1337414R3), to the Owner’s Contingency Account, and to use approximately $2,674,395 of these reallocated funds to reposition an existing FPL duct bank which is in direct conflict with the Convention Center East Expansion piles.
(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-10:25 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Sharief was not present.
ACTION: (T-12:11 PM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the affirmative.
VOTE: 9-0.
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Why Action is Necessary
These actions are necessary to expedite the construction of the Convention Center East Expansion.
What Action Accomplishes
A. This action will expedite the utilities work and earthwork that were put on hold due to Covid-19.
B. This actions will relocate an obstacle to help expedite the construction of the Convention Center East Expansion.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
April 26, 2016 Regular Meeting (Item No. 35), May 10, 2016 Regular Meeting (Item No. 35), August 16, 2016 Regular Meeting (Item No. 95), November 1, 2016 Regular Meeting (Item No. 34), April 4, 2017 Regular Meeting (Item No. 43), October 3, 2017 Regular Meeting (Item No. 32), February 27, 2018 Regular Meeting (Item No. 61), August 14, 2018 Regular Meeting (Item No. 102), January 8, 2019 Regular Meeting (Item No. 56), April 16, 2019 Regular Meeting (Item No. 36), June 11, 2019 Regular Meeting (Item No. 78), August 27, 2019 Regular Meeting (Item No. 44), November 5, 2019 Regular Meeting (Item No. 77), June 16, 2020 Regular Meeting (Item No. 80), October 20, 2020 Regular Meeting (Item No. 58), November 10, 2020 Regular Meeting (Item No. 89), April 6, 2021 Regular Meeting (Items No. 47 & 48), June 1, 2021 Regular Meeting (Item No. 92), June 15, 2021 Regular Meeting (Items No. 72, 105, & 120).
Summary Explanation/Background
This agenda item supports the Board's goal of increased economic strength and impact of revenue generating County enterprises balancing economic, environmental, and community needs.
The work authorized in the Master Development Agreement with Matthews Holdings Southwest, Inc. for the Convention Center Expansion and Headquarters Hotel project is phased with different project components, each with its own Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).
The Board previously approved funds for an exterior stair tower that was necessitated by the delay in the Project. The project team came up with a more cost-effective interior stair tower solution (inside the main atrium of the Convention Center) that provides the same egress capabilities. The resultant savings are needed to fund additional civil infrastructure work ($1,293,556) that was originally part of the early work of GMP 4, but due to the delay in that phase of the project it is desirable to get this work done now as part of GMP 2.
The Board previously approved funds for temporary landscaping that was also necessitated by the delay in the Project. Now that the project is moving forward again, the project team requests the reprogramming of these funds ($2,674,395) to pay for the accelerated repositioning of an FPL duct bank which conflicts with the Convention Center East Expansion piles and could otherwise delay vertical construction.
A brief description of both projects with total costs can be found in Exhibit 1. A detailed breakdown of project costs can be found in Exhibit 2.
The two motions move a total of $4,708,195 to the Owner’s Contingency Account to allow use of $3,967,951 for additional civil infrastructure work and the relocation of an FPL duct bank. That leaves $740,244 in the Owner’s Contingency Account to be used for other items that might be required to finish out the work of GMP 2.
Source of Additional Information
Alan Cohen, Assistant County Administrator, (954) 357-7364
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The involved funds are already included in the existing project budget.