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Design contracts for proposed Chilton County pet adoption center presented; county attorney review requested
Summary
A planner presented sealed-buildable plans and two proposed contracts for a new pet adoption center; commissioners were told architect and site-designer fees would total 6.5% of construction and the contracts will be submitted to the county attorney for review before formal approval or payment.
A consultant presented site plans, space-and-function drawings and proposed service contracts for a new Chilton County pet adoption center and asked the commission to accept the contracts pending legal review.
The presenter said he and a partner formed an agreement with Black Design Architects, whose principal Lance Black previously worked with the consultant on a Columbiana facility. The combined fee cap offered was a maximum of 6.5% of total construction costs: 5.5% for architecture and 1% for site design and planning. The architect agreed to credit $10,000 to the county in recognition of the preparatory work already done, the presenter said.
“Some of the other architects had not given any credit for all this work,” the presenter said, describing the prior design effort. He said the plans before the commission had been revised to reflect program changes the new shelter director, identified only as Christina, requested.
Next steps: the presenter said the contracts look acceptable from a layman’s standpoint but that the county attorney had not yet reviewed them. “We can pass this tomorrow night pending approval from our attorney,” a commissioner said during the exchange; the presenter confirmed he would send a copy to the county attorney (Ben Golden, named in the transcript).
Why it matters: county leaders said sealed, architect-signed plans are needed to obtain firm bids and to move toward construction financing. The presenter said the target construction-cost estimate used to size plans was $350 per square foot for the full project, including site work.
Administration and follow-up: commissioners did not take a formal vote during the meeting; they asked staff to circulate the contracts to the county attorney and to place the item on the next meeting agenda for formal action and potential payment authorization.
Ending: Commissioners expressed general satisfaction with work done to date but requested attorney review and any small technical edits before signing.
