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Adams County approves $2.26M guaranteed-max price to replace detention-center entry ramp
Summary
The board approved a $2,256,893 amendment to a construction-manager/general-contractor agreement with FCI Constructors Inc. to replace a deteriorated pedestrian ramp at the Adams County Detention Facility, citing safety concerns and engineering findings that temporary alternatives were inadequate.
The Adams County Board of Commissioners approved on Jan. 7 an amendment to its agreement with FCI Constructors Inc. for a guaranteed-maximum price (GMP) of $2,256,893 to replace the pedestrian entry ramp at the Adams County Detention Facility.
Kat Townsend, project manager for Fleet and Facilities Management, told the board the replacement is necessary because the existing structure is deteriorated and the facility operates 24 hours per day, seven days a week. "This morning's request is to approve the guaranteed maximum maximum price for construction management general contractor services for the detention facility entrance pedestrian ramp replacement project," Townsend said.
Townsend said the project scope includes a complete replacement of the structure, site drainage improvements and a new access service road. The procurement process began with an RFP posted in November 2023 (RFP 2023-936), which produced three sealed bids and, after evaluation under county policy 1071, found FCI Constructors to be best value. An initial preconstruction agreement had been approved by the board on April 11, 2024, and the GMP was developed after final design documents were completed.
Commissioner questions focused on whether a lower-cost temporary option could be used while the county considers long-term detention-facility plans. Fleet and facilities engineer Amir said staff had examined temporary alternatives but concluded they were not deemed safe enough to continue operations. Amir told the board, "We did look at alternative structures as a temporary, and they weren't deemed safe enough to actually continue the gel operation as it stands now."
Commissioner Chaz Tedesco and others emphasized safety and best-practice procurement. The board also addressed prevailing-wage questions: staff said the original contract was initiated before the county's prevailing-wage requirements, so the amendment does not fall under the prevailing-wage standard.
The motion to approve the GMP amendment passed unanimously. County facilities staff said the project will include temporary access provisions during construction and that replacement is being pursued now because of ongoing safety risks and the age of the existing structure.
