The Pasco County Commission has approved a task order with a company called WDA to provide architectural and consultant design services for improvements to the David J. Hap Clark Building, 4111 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.
The project involves renovating 9,850 square feet on the building’s third floor North and 8,788 square feet on the building’s third floor South.
It also calls for developing a concept plan with a budget for future renovation of the common core central atrium space.
The interior renovations that will be done are for the new public safety assistant county administrator, fire rescue, cooperative extension, facilities management construction and renovation. Plans also call for expanding the county wellness center to include physical therapy, and updating the space for the Sexual Assault Victim Examination (SAVE) program.
The task order calls for supplying plans for pre-design; design development; construction documents for architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing, as well as permitting/bidding and construction administration services.
The county board approved the task order with WDA for $167,500, at the board’s Oct. 25 meeting.
The task order contemplates completion within 480 days of issuance of the Notice to Proceed.
The design of the project is expected to begin this fall and be completed by the Winter of 2023.
Construction is expected to begin in Summer 2023 and be completed by Fall 2024. The estimated construction cost is $3,421,202.
On another issue, the board changed the county’s policy regarding future development in the Central Pasco Employment Village.
The new policy aims to encourage more industrial growth, thus increasing the potential for more new jobs.
The Central Pasco Employment Village is on about 2,400 acres, located along the south side of State Road 52, roughly between the Collier Parkway Extension and Bellamy Brothers Boulevard.
In other action, the board:
- Approved spending $324,300 to purchase wetland credits for mitigation of wetland impacts for the expansion of the Pasco County Jail, at 20101 Central Blvd. The permit issued by the Southwest Florida Water Management District to the county for the jail expansion project requires that the County mitigate the wetland impacts by purchasing 1.38 wetland credits from the Old Florida Mitigation Bank.
- Approved an amendment to a lease with St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church of Zephyrhills for a senior services dining site. The lease is for two years, for a total of $14,400, with $7,200 allocated for fiscal year 2023 and $7,200 allocated for fiscal year 2024.
- Awarded bid to BSN Sports LLC in the not-to-exceed amount of $51,274.46 in fiscal year 2023 for the purchase of 24 soccer goals and nets. Half of them will be located at Wesley Chapel District Park and the other half will be stored by the Destination Management Organization for future use.
Published November 09, 2022
