FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Kathy Millea, Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
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CONTROL CENTER OFFICES AND DAY TRAINING ROOM REMODELING AT PLANT NO. 1, PROJECT NO. FR1-0007
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Receive and File Bid Tabulation and Recommendation for Control Center Offices and Day Training Room Remodeling at Plant No. 1, Project No. FR1-0007;
B. Award a Construction Contract to Thomas Solar Energy for Control Center Offices and Day Training Room Remodeling at Plant No. 1, Project No. FR1-0007, for an amount not to exceed $256,790; and
C. Approve a contingency of $25,679 (10%).
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BACKGROUND
The Control Center Building at Plant No. 1 is a two-story office building housing mainly operations staff. The Day Training Room in this building is typically used by 17 plant operators during day shift and seven plant operators during night shift, including four lead operators. The room is also used for frequent meetings among operators.
The Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) workspace standards call for four-foot-wide workstations for the plant operators, eight-foot by eight-foot cubicles for Lead Plant Operators, and approximately ten-foot by ten-foot individual offices for Supervisors. Operator workstations are not dedicated to individual operators, so the same workstations are used by more than one operator over the course of a day. Individual offices are needed for supervisors to conduct sensitive and private discussions with staff.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Comply with California Public Contract Code Section 20103.8, award construction contract to lowest responsive, responsible bidder
* Provide a safe and collegial workplace
PROBLEM
The layout and furnishings of the Day Training Room do not effectively use space and the existing furniture and cubicles are in substandard condition. The room also lacks a c...
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