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<br /> <br /> <br />211 9th Street South, Fargo, ND 58103 | www.casscountynd.gov <br />Robert W. Wilson <br />County Administrator <br /> <br /> Telephone: 701-241-5770 <br /> wilsonro@casscountynd.gov <br /> <br />MEMO TO: County Commission <br /> FROM: Robert W. Wilson <br />Date: June 28, 2024 Subject: Update - Space Needs Utilization <br />__________________________________________________________________________________ At the Commission meeting on June 3rd there was a discussion of future space needs and how best to meet those needs. One option was more specific - to relocate the Information Technology Department to an unoccupied area of the Annex 1st floor and remodel the current IT space into a secure courtroom. Another more expansive option included those same elements and included other work that has also been discussed - reconfiguring the Annex first floor, relocating the State’s Attorney’s Office to make room <br />for additional courtrooms in the Courthouse and considering what country functions may lend themselves to relocation to a remodeled RDJ Building. There was no action, but Commission discussion focused on developing cost estimates for both options and taking a holistic approach to addressing the County’s space need. A follow-up discussion is planned for Monday, July 1st, to review a concept that could accomplish both tasks by dividing all work into phases <br />that will be considered individually by the Commission. Identifying cost and timeframe estimates is easier for early phases because there is consensus on the scope of the work. The timeframe, cost and scope of later phases will depend on discussions and user feedback that has not yet been developed. <br /> The key to this approach is an intent to be least disruptive to county operations and divide the project into phases that can be well planned and provides the Commission the greatest flexibility to identify the <br />appropriate cost and scope of each phase. Phase I: <br />• Demo former Juvenile Detention Area on fist floor Annex. <br />• Develop construction plans, bid the project and building out that space for IT. <br />• At the conclusion of buildout, IT moves to new space. <br />• May include interim move to temporary office space. <br />• A stand-alone cost estimate can be developed for this effort. <br />• Timeframe: 8-10 weeks for CD’s, 3 weeks to bid & 6-7 months to build. 9-10 months total. <br />• Estimated Cost: