1987-10-12 Regular Meetingr` .
Kodiak Island Borough
ARCHITECTS PRE -MEETING
October 12, 1987
6:40 p.m.
Robert MacFarlane, Facilities Coordinator, met with John Kumin
of Kumin Associates, Inc., Jerry Myers of GDM & Associates
Inc., and Paul Selberg of Selberg Associates Inc.
Numbers were drawn for order of presentations. Paul Selberg is
to present first, John Kumin second, and Jerry Myers third_
Mr. MacFarlane reviewed the "Elements of Scope of Work" for the
high school remodel. A list will be developed with preliminary
cost estimate of items to be presented to the assembly. The
project is budgeted at $900,000--this to include administrative
fees, testing fees, contingencies, construction costs, and
architect fees. There will be a possible two -stage financial
stage. There may be additions to or deletions from the list.
There are priorities.
Mr_ MacFarlane went on to explain the selection procedure. A
selection should be made tonight. That will be presented to
the school board and then a recommendation to the borough
assembly.
Each presentation is allowed thirty minutes including a
question and answer period.
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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING
OCTOBER 12, 1987
MINUTES
The Architectural Review Board regular meeting of October 12,
1987, was called to order at 7:12 p.m. by Chairman Heinrichs.
The following were present:
VOTING MEMBERS NON -VOTING
Arthur Bors Ann Barker
Cliff Ford Bill Rieth
Robin Heinrichs Pam Smith
Reed E_ Oswalt Donna Smith
Dennis Nicholson Jerome Selby (arrived at 9:10)
Robert MacFarlane
Bill Beaty (arrived at 7:25)
Wayne Coleman (arrived at 7:30)
0 iofk,
Joann Hall
Suzanne Hancock
Voting Assembly Representative (none designated at this
time)
Approval of February 10, March 25, and May 20 minutes was
called for. The minutes were distributed for review_
Mr_ MacFarlane gave of review of the current projects:
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The LandQ l-_r_iP99o_gt contract included several schedules
of wort:: as bid. -'The latter three schedules were awarded
to Frontier, and in the next few days he will be starting
the work which will substantially close-out the old
landfill.
f-' rt. Licr�_-8cr!a_1. is proceeding very nicely with 25%
completion status. There have beer- some Problems with the
site being wet., so extra work: on draining the site has
been done. The foundation is nearly completed and the
all-weather wood walls in the crawl space are being put.
in.
Lar.,w,ar!„-,D y,•, c�c_ol, is a little bit further along. The
foundation and the all-weather wood crawl space is
complete. Some of the first floor- trusses are in place,
and the sheeting for the first floor is being worked � .,ri
now. Progress there is about. 25% finished.
E�_t_-Elernert. ry_-_cf_!g_1 is substantially framed in, and
mechanical and electrical rough -in is being done. This
job is about. 40% complete.
Qgeital design drawings of construction documents is
about. 50% c
-rnpae+-.e,The hospital site drawings are out to
bid now --bids on site -work: tomorrow. The hospital board
has determined not to go ahead with psychiatric ward at.
this time.
Mr. MacFarlane was asked how the local hire was working out..
He replied that it is working very well in Port. Lions, somewhat:
less well. in Larsen Day. Between eight and twelve local people
are being hired.
MOTION_; were made and seconded toap
prove submittedtsubmittedminutes
of previous meetings. seconded
CARRIED by unanimous voice vote,
Robert. MacFarlane, Facilities Coordinator, stated there were
thirteen (12) Request for Proposals (RFP) received for the High
School Remodel Project., Mr. MacFarlane did an Evaluation
Criteria on each. RFP which resulted in three candidates:
Selberg Associates Inc., Kurnin Associates, Inc., and GDM &
Associates Inc.
Mr. MacFarlane explained the High, School. Remodel Elements of
`cope of Work; out -.line. This list is the basis for the
architectural program for the job. The way the RFP was wr-it.t.err,
was instead of having four normal phrases which would be
schematics, design development., construction documents and con-
struction, that there was another- pre -schematic phase where a
list like this would be developed and preliminary estimates
made of the work:. There is certainly more work: than funds
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available to build_ The list will be pared down to slightly
over construction budget on the job_ There is $900,000 total
project funds which includes all of the project costs --design
fees, administrative fees, contingencies, and actual construction.
There seems to be no equipment needed for this project. The
borough assembly will determine what part of this wish -list
will be developed by the architect. It is prudent to develop a
list somewhat larger than the architect estimates the project
to be. There are a couple of items on the list that have
already been developed --the gym floor, bleachers, mezzanine,
and maintenance facility. They are alternates in other
projects that will be incorporated into this project if those
are the items selected for construction. After the architect
is selected by the borough, fee negotiations are entered into_
If the fee appears correct, a contract is then signed. In this
particular instance, Mr. MacFarlane is going to recommend it be
some kind of two stage process with just the first phase being
entered into as a fixed -priced contract_ The architect will
participate in developing how the latter phase will be spent.
If the selected firm's fee is more than the borough is comfortable
with, the next selected would be probably be assigned_ The
construction documents should be finished so bids can be taken
about March 15, 1988, awards made April 1, 1988, and construction
to proceed the day school is out.
The first presentation started with Paul Selberg. Pamphlets
were passed out for the board to review. Work with the Kodiak
Island Borough was started in 1982, most current is East
Elementary School. Management techniques were explained that
work was to be performed under the Kodiak Island Borough staff
with Mr. Selberg as the center maintaining the most control and
delegating to his engineers and employees_ The contractor
would be in contact with him and the Kodiak Island Borough.
Mr_ Selberg is then able to track the project from start to
finish. He showed pictures of projects that were similar to
the project being proposed and explained the procedures in
selecting the work that needed to be done. This was done by
listing and prioritizing architectural deficiencies, code
deficiencies, and handicapped deficiencies_ A cost estimated
was done on each deficiencies. Major clients have been the
Kodiak Island Borough, University of Alaska, State of Alaska,
and Mat -Su Borough.
Questions were asked of Mr_ Selberg regarding change orders_
He explained that his projects usually come in at less than 2%
over construction_ These are usually done because the client
wishes to do so. He was asked about his schedule for this kind
of project, and he felt he would be able to donate a great
amount of his time on the project as it would be a very im-
portant project.
The second presentation was made by Jonathan Kumin. His slide
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presentation covered many of the projects his firm has done_
He has done a fair amount of work in Kodiak, just recently for
the borough. He has done a great many schools and many with
remodels. Because of the projects already in Kodiak, there
would be economy in piggy -backing trips_ A lot of detail and
flexibility is put into classrooms, and teachers respond
positively. A great deal of time is spent with engineers to
keep mechanical system as simple and effective as possible.
The reason they do schools is for the kids that go there and
the teachers that teach there_
Questions were asked of Mr_ Kumin regarding cost overruns and
change order ratios. Mr_ Kumin replied that a typical range is
in the two to four percent. He is a firm believer in contingencies
He stands behind any mistakes and works to solve them_
The third presentation was by Jerry Myers who was presenting
for Jim Hutton_ Mr. Hutton would be the project manager; he is
in Adak today finishing a project there. The firm is set up so
each architect would be involved in design projects --in-house
capabilities with structural, engineering, mechanical engineering,
interiors, and architectural_ Firm did the locker room at the
Kodiak High School with some problems with the floor and the
lighting ballast. It appears the challenge for this project is
the time element_ He presented a schedule of time frames_ GDM
is able to do this kind of work in a very expeditious manner
because of their in-house staff.
Mr. Myer was asked how many schools GDM had done. He gave a
list with the University of Alaska being the largest_ Concern
was expressed of the amount of time Mr_ Hutton would have for
this project; Mr. Myer said he would be able to give 100%_
More of the in-house staff was explained. The staff is
full-time and works together.
Mr. Heinrich opened the board for discussion_ Feelings were
Mr. Selberg has a very good track record, and Mr. Kumin is very
school orientated. Many had a problem with the fact that GDM's
project manager wasn't here to give the presentation, although
the in-house staff is a plus_
A MOTION was made by Mr_ Beaty and seconded to put GDM on the
list as number three. Motion CARRIED by unanimous hand vote.
Mr. MacFarlane was asked questions of his experience with Mr_
Selberg and Mr. Kumin. He indicated he has been satisfied with
both firm's work.
A MOTION was made by Mr. Coleman and seconded to place Kumin
Associates, Inc_ number one (1) and Selberg Associates Inc.
number two (2)_ Motion CARRIED by hand vote_
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Old Harbor Schematics were discussed. Mr. MacFarlane stated
there were problems putting an addition on the existing school_
The adjusted schematic puts the addition on the flat spot above
the existing building with a retaining wall. The retaining
wall was explained and general consensus felt it would work
with the suggestion that the left retaining wall be extended to
the right to make a reasonable walk -around access around the
building_ The residents of Old Harbor agree with the schematic.
A MOTION was made by Mr. Beaty and seconded to recommend the
Old Harbor schematic as shown_ Motion CARRIED by unanimous
voice vote.
Meeting ADJOURNED at 9:55 p.m.
Robin Heinrichs, Chairman
Minutes prepared by:
Donna Smith, Facilities Secretary
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