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Board approves $174,000 construction-management agreement with Skanska for Reid Mountain fire/911 expansion
Summary
The board authorized a construction management services agreement with Skanska for the Reid Mountain Fire Department expansion and new 911 support facilities, covering inspection, schedule oversight and owner direct purchases.
The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors approved a construction-management services agreement with Skanska for the Reid Mountain Fire Department expansion and the county's new 911 center support complex. County staff described the project as a roughly 10,000-square-foot, two-story addition split into 5,000 square feet for the fire station and 5,000 square feet for the 911 center, plus an approximately 2,600-square-foot communications support building and work coordinating with a nearby tower site.
Project manager Mark Evans (presenting as county staff) told the board that the county will direct-purchase key systems including two 400-kilowatt emergency generators and FF&E and will handle IT, wiring and access-control installations. He said Skanska's construction-management scope includes on-site inspection (two mandatory inspection days per week with administrative presence), schedule monitoring, procurement assistance, materials testing procurement, and oversight intended to reduce risk and to verify contractor compliance with plans and specifications.
Evans said the construction-management fee was $174,000 and that an owner-direct-purchase program would recoup an estimated portion of that cost (the presentation estimated about $80,000 would be recouped through direct purchasing of equipment and tax savings on those purchases). Board members asked about staffing and site-visit frequency; Evans said Skanska would be available five days a week, with inspection services at least twice weekly and one day weekly for administrative matters.
The board moved and seconded approval; the motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. County staff said the owner-direct-purchase approach and Skanska's oversight were intended to protect schedule and quality during a fast construction timeline that staff hopes will finish within a year of construction start.
The contract documents discussed included appendices on on-site frequency, schedule of values review, and owner move-in planning. Board members offered a few drafting suggestions on change-order language but approved the agreement and moved the project forward.
