HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0602other floors when the design work for the first phase was being completed. He said the
facility's public entrance way could be maintained along with the four pipe mechanical
system.
Schaeffer said the firm would be good stewards of the taxpayer's money. He said
he was a resident of Iredell County, and the project would be closely monitored. Mr.
Schaffer showed a cost control chart for several recent projects and noted that on average,
all of the work had been accomplished under budget by at least four percent. He said one
project was under budget by nine percent at completion.
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Chairman Tice asked if the Lake Norman High School project was on schedule.
R. Johnson said yes, and the project was under budget.
Commissioner Johnson said he understood that the design of court facilities had
much to do with the operating costs. He asked if the firm would make use of the state
officials in Raleigh who would have knowledge about court facility designs.
R. Johnson said yes.
Vernon then introduced Richard Atkinson, Jim Powell, and Ryan Gattis of the
Atkinson Dyer Watson (ADW) firm.
ADW Presentation: Powell said that basically, the ADW firm did governmental
work. He said the firm started with two people but now had expanded to 41 employees.
He said a key component of any project was good communication. Mr. Powell said the
firm would have to look at the building and determine the "realistic needs of the
occupants."
Atkinson said the fine did "adaptive reuse" of existing buildings. He said the
firm had a copy of the Fluor Daniel Study that was done on the hospital facility.
Atkinson said his firm would "fine tune" the study and develop a program to match the
money and space needs. Mr. Atkinson said the firm would develop the first phase (first
floor) for easy development of the upper floors - - easy accessibility.
Gattis shared information about the firm's work on the Rowan Justice Center. He
said this project entailed the conversion of an existing building into a court facility.
Commissioner Bowles asked the firm's opinion of the Fluor Daniel layout.
Powell said it was a good start; however, all of the information would have to be
verified.
The commissioners mentioned that both firms offered the expertise and
qualifications needed for the architectural and engineering services relative to the
design/construction of the Iredell County Govetmnent Center - South. It was decided,
however, to negotiate with the Martin Boal Anthony & Johnson firm.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT
IREDELL COUNTY BE DESIGNATED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE
RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Ben Garrison, the
Vocational Workshop Executive Director, and Chairman of the Iredell Transportation
Authority, said a resolution needed to be approved designating the county as the lead
agency applicant for rural public transportation funding. He said the county manager
would be authorized to apply for any future funding. (In the past, the Vocational
Workshop served as the lead agency.)