DATE:
May 23, 2023
12
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER (DISTRICT: 3)
Body
OVERVIEW
On February 6, 2023, a failure of the chilled water supply line that serves the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system of the County Administration Center (CAC) was discovered in the northwest corner of the building exterior. This failure occurred at approximately 7:00am causing a total loss of cooling capacity, severely impacting the ability to control the interior temperature of the facility. To mitigate the risk to the operational capability of the building occupants and restore temperature control, it was necessary to declare an emergency and forgo competitive solicitation of the repair and restoration work. In accordance with County Administrative Code Section 402, "Emergency Purchases," a notice to proceed for emergency repairs was issued to ACCO Engineered Systems, a contractor with previous County facility and repair experience. Upon further investigation of the CAC chill water piping system, additional failures were discovered that warrant replacement of the entire chilled water piping system. To date, the costs of mobilization, construction, set up and delivery of a temporary chiller and the work previously done by ACCO totals $220,218. The cost of repairs to the chilled water piping system is estimated at $2,255,750 for a total of $2,475,968 for all the work required. The estimated time for completion of repairs is early June.
On February 28, 2023 (7), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) found that there was a need for emergency repairs at the CAC and provided authorization to continue the emergency action. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050, until the repairs are complete, the Board is required to determine at every regularly scheduled board meeting that there is a need to continue the emergency action. Today's action requests...
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