This is for a final closeout modification with Johnson-Laux Construction, LLC for the Fire Support and Code Compliance Building in the amount of $220,330.75. The original contract included the renovation/build-out of an existing 15,000-square-foot unfinished metal building at 2155 West Gwinnett Street for the Code Compliance Department and a supply storage facility for the Savannah Fire Department. The build-out provides offices and a meeting room, a customer service area, locker rooms/showers, a breakroom, various storage areas, and auxiliary space. The project also includes paved and gravel driveways and walkways, paved ADA parking, a second gravel parking lot, and landscaping.

The contract amendment is needed to cover additional costs including the following:

•  Removal and replacement of unsuitable soil.
•  Additional pavements required for fire operations’ needs.
•  Additional driveway and a paved mulch storage pad for Recreation & Leisure Services.
•  Underground conduits and other electrical provisions for future solar panels.
•  Sanitary sewer line size increase to accommodate future facilities on the site.
•  Clearing of a portion of the existing stormwater pond bank and adjacent foliage.
•  Stabilization of an open field raised with fill to accommodate future lawn maintenance.
•  Upgrade of existing backflow device for the domestic water line.
•  Awning and doorbell for building entrance to the Fire Support Center.
•  Floor-mounted air compressor with electrical provisions, hose reel, and thru-wall access.
•  Digital access control for the interior door from the customer lobby to the staff area.

The original contract was approved by City Council on September 9, 2021, in the amount of $2,408,855. The total amount of this contract to date, including this modification, is $2,629,185.50.

Approval