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Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request of $3,800,000 in FY2024/25 appropriations from the Justice Center Detention Facility Sanitary Sewer project to the Fairfield Justice Center Detention Facility Housing Cell Improvement project to consolidate cell improvement and sanitary sewer repair work within a single capital budget (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of General Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) of $3,800,000 in FY2024/25 appropriations from the Justice Center Detention Facility (JCDF) Sanitary Sewer project (BU 1993) to the Fairfield Justice Center Detention Facility (JCDF) Housing Cell Improvement project (BU 1745) to consolidate cell improvement and sanitary sewer repair work within a single capital budget (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The recommended ATR will facilitate the consolidation of existing funding between two existing projects in the Justice Center Detention Facility (JCDF).
The JCDF Housing Cell Improvement project was previously approved by the Board of Supervisors and includes total funding of $3,641,537. Shortly after the start of construction, unanticipated cellblock sanitary sewer line & shower drain failures were discovered. Critical repairs to these sanitary sewer lines are needed to maintain sanitary conditions, allow uninterrupted construction to progress, and for the facility to operate.
To address the necessary sewer and shower drain line repairs, General Services expanded an existing Board approved sewer project which was originally intended for repair of underground sewer lines funded at $831,275. On June 20, 2024, the Board approved an additional $3,320,000 in new funding for these repairs under the JCDF Sanitary Sewer project (sewer project) with approval of the FY2024/25 Supplemental Budget, increasin...
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