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File #: 2025-20639   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/15/2025 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/7/2025 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Contract Amendment: 24Q-071-CA-01, Marion County Sheriff Office Operations Office Remodel, Construction Manager at Risk - D.E. Scorpio Corporation d/b/a Scorpio, Gainesville, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure not to exceed $3,963,899)
Attachments: 1. 24Q-071-CA-01 AGN CNT

 

SUBJECT:

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Request Approval of Contract Amendment: 24Q-071-CA-01, Marion County Sheriff Office Operations Office Remodel, Construction Manager at Risk - D.E. Scorpio Corporation d/b/a Scorpio, Gainesville, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure not to exceed $3,963,899)

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Susan Olsen, Director

Procurement Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

On behalf of Facilities Management, Procurement advertised a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Operations Office Renovation, Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) project. The CMR will offer comprehensive construction management services that includes hiring professional local subcontractors for all aspects of the construction project to remodel portions of the existing building totaling 20,198 square feet. The scope includes new partition layouts, finishes, specialties and a commercial kitchen. At its meeting on April 16, 2024, the Board approved a contract with D.E. Scorpio Corporation d/b/a Scorpio (Scorpio) to serve as the county's Construction Manager for this project. Following this approval, Scorpio engaged with the County's negotiations team to finalize a timeline and establish a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). The project scope includes the following key documents: Executive Summary, Package-Level Schedule of Values, and a detailed breakdown of the GMP proposal.

 

Attached for review is a draft contract amendment. Pending approval at today’s meeting, it will be forwarded to Scorpio for execution as written, and upon return, will be processed for signatures from Legal, the Clerk, and Chair.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure not to exceed $3,963,899. Up to ten percent (10%) contingency may be added to the Purchase Order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding from:

VJ736521-562102 - SOC000011 - $2,178,680 (Surtax)

AA705571-562102 - SOC000011 - $1,785,219

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to approve and allow staff to issue, and upon return by Legal, authorize the Chair and Clerk to execute the First Contract Amendment with D.E. Scorpio Corporation d/b/a Scorpio under 24Q-056.

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