20-104 - CJC CARES Act Lobby and Locker Room Renovations

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is seeking written “best value” bids from qualified, experienced general contractors to furnish all labor and resources necessary for the renovations at the Criminal Justice Center located at 2739 E. Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO  80906. The Lobby and Locker Room Renovation project consists of increasing the security level of the public lobby, renovation of restrooms, and reconfiguration of men’s and women’s locker rooms.  Work will include but is not limited to electrical and mechanical service as well as light architectural construction and finishes.  Work will also include installation of security bollards outside the building main entry and installation of sidewalk.
 
The CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act established the Coronavirus Relief Fund and appropriated funding to the fund for State and Local Government Relief.  The County received a direct allocation of federal funds from the CARES Act Relief Fund in order to cover necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Under the CARES Act, the federal funds may only be used to cover costs that are necessary economic recovery expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); and were incurred no earlier than March 1, 2020.