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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 25, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />    Page 24 of 29   <br />(PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT, Continued) <br /> <br />Bremer noted Item No. 10 on tonight’s agenda contained a small typo on the council action memo that <br />approved the position beginning December, 2014, and it should be December, 2013. <br /> <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />This item follows Item No. 12. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />12. ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT <br />CONTRACTS <br /> <br />Loftus stated following Council direction from a September work session, Staff has met with <br />representatives from SKD and Kraus-Anderson to identify the next steps in the garage addition and <br />remodeling project for the police department. Loftus requested the City Council consider a motion to <br />approve the contracts with SKD Architects and Kraus-Anderson. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the decision that Staff made to utilize a construction management advisor was based <br />on the value that can be gained by utilizing that service. <br /> <br />Loftus indicated both Police Chief Farniok & herself spent some time discussing the process of a general <br />contractor versus a construction management advisor, and in looking through it and talking with people <br />who have utilized construction expertise up front has allowed a good amount of feedback to be provided <br />prior to the design phase. Loftus stated they would like to be able to use as much precast concrete as <br />possible and implement as many cost effective options as possible. Loftus stated during the space needs <br />study, the advice the City received was very helpful <br /> <br />McMillan asked how much costs have been incurred to this point. <br /> <br />Loftus indicated no actual costs have been incurred for the Kraus-Anderson contract at this point and the <br />SKD contract is broken out by phases. On Page 22 of the SKD contract, it states that the schematic <br />design phase will cost the City 20 percent of eight percent of the cost of the project. Loftus indicated she <br />does not have the exact number at this time but that the anticipated cost of the project is $3 million. <br /> <br />Bremer stated it would be roughly $48,000. <br /> <br /> <br />Loftus stated if the Council goes forward with the schematic design phase, the City would be out 20 <br />percent of his fee and then additional fees are incurred as you go through each phase. Loftus stated the <br />City would be moving forward on the project by contracting with these two companies. <br /> <br />Bremer stated Staff’s memorandum contained a helpful summary and noted the Council has spent quite a <br />bit of time meeting with representatives from the two companies. Bremer stated in her view this is the <br />right step. <br /> <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 12/09/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 11/25/2013 <br />[Page 24 of 29]