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<br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />JUN <br /> <br />8 2005 <br /> <br />Foss <br />I <br /> <br />Associa res <br /> <br />CASS COUNTY COMMISSION <br /> <br />June 8, 2005 <br /> <br />Archi tecture & <br />In teriors <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Ms. Bonnie Johnson <br />Cass County Coordinator <br />211 9th Street South <br />Fargo, North Dakota 58102 <br /> <br />From: Rick Hoganson, AlA <br />Rochelle Conzemius, AlA <br /> <br />Re: <br /> <br />Cass County Jail Addition <br />Fargo, North Dakota <br />Project Number, #0509-00 <br /> <br />Foss Associates has prepared an updated estimate of construction cost, which is based upon our most <br />recent drawings- We will make ourselves available for a future Cass County Commission Meeting at <br />your request, please advise. <br /> <br />The estimate for the construction of the proposed Jail Addition is $4,687,191.25. The following <br />changes (or alternates) have had an impact on the original cost for the Alternate 'G' Pod as bid in <br />2000, they include: <br />1. Site Irrigation: $22,570.00 <br />2. Security Door Upgrades: $22,600.00 <br />o3. Inmate Resistant Casework/Stainless Countertops: $26.260.00 <br />Total General Construction Cost Increase: $71,430.00 <br /> <br />Estimates for mechanical and electrical are coming in considerably higher than previously projected <br />for the project. The disciplines have increased cost by considering alternates or additions to the base <br />bid of the project for the following: <br />1. Summer Boiler: <br />2. Clean-out Access Panels in Existing Ductwork: <br />o3. Power Factor Correction: <br />Total M/E Cost Increase: <br /> <br />$40,000.00 <br />$ 7,000.00 <br />$035.000.00 <br />$82,000.00 <br /> <br />Additional cost increases are also being included for: <br />1. Winter construction, sheltering & heating: <br />(Fuel Cost Adjustment) <br />2. Increased Footing Depth for Winter Construction: <br />o3. Mechanical Cost for Increase Steel Price: <br />4. Square footage increase for the Perimeter Chases: <br /> <br />$201,0300.00 <br />$ 14,640.00 <br />$ 50,000.00 <br />$265,600.00 <br /> <br />We have included all of these cost increase factors in the overall estimate for the project and Cass <br />County may want to consider some as potential alternates to the base bid of the project thus allowing <br />adjustments to the final project cost at the end of bidding. <br /> <br />Please contact our office if you have questions concerning the information provided. <br /> <br />RC/rc <br /> <br />810 1st Avenue North <br />PO Box 2823 <br />Fargo, North Dakota 58108 <br />Fax 701.232.5338 <br />e-mail info@fossassociates.com <br /> <br />701.282.5505 <br />