On March 20, 2018, the Board approved award of CMR180033TJM Annual Contract for Construction Manager at Risk to fifteen firms, including Stultz, Inc. Additionally, the Board authorized staff to negotiate, on a project-by-project basis, the percentage of the Construction Management (CM) Fee and the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and required each project with a cost of $100,000.00 or more to be brought back to the Board for approval.

Staff is requesting that the Board approve an additional $172,829.30 (10% of the total contract amount) in contingency funds to cover possible unforeseen expenses that may arise during the project.

The Scope of Services being provided by the CM consist installing new infeed equipment and expanding the presort system, and the addition of an Optical Sorter Unit. These improvements will allow for higher recovery of recyclables, directly correlating to a reduction in residue and better overall system performance.

Republic is the current operator of the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and per their contract with the County, once the subject equipment are installed and operational Republic’s O&M fee is reduced by $3.50/Ton material handled.  This reduction in cost and enhanced material recovery could produce an estimated Return on Investment (ROI) of 3 to 5.5 years.