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Process for Selection of A~'_ chitect Thirteen firms responded t6 the request for qualifications mailed Feb. 5th and posted on the county web site. ~ The Board of Commissiom~rs appointed a screening committee with the following membership: County Commission Chairman Robert Freeman County Commission Vice Chairman Richard Suggs Sheriff Brad Riley Resident Superior Court Ju~lge Erin Spainhour Chief District Court Judge William Hamby Clerk of Court Gene Morril District Attorney Roxann ~aneekhoven Interim County Manager JOhn Day Planning Services Director lonathan Marshall Senior Planner Janet Slack i The screening committee his reviewed the submissions and narrowed the field to 3 firms: HDR, Ware Bonsall Arshit~cts and Moseley, Wilkins & Wood, all with offices in Charlotte. Each firm will rrfiake a presentation to the screening committee Monday, April 28th, beginning at 5:30 PM tn the multipurpose room at the Governmental Center. Board members may wish to attend. It is likely that the committ4e will visit completed projects designed by some or all of the 3 finalists. The Board may Wish to participate in these visits. The committee will recornnltend 1 or 2 firms to the Board for consideration. The Board will make the final decisio~on which firm is hired for the project. Sul~ltested Process for Sel~ting a Site After the architectural firm has determined the space requirements for each component of the justice center, potential ~ites (including those already mentioned) can be identified and evaluated. Evaluations~hould include costs (e.g., land, site preparation, construction), functionalityoaccessibility, ability to phase construction, expansion capability, and social and e~nomic impacts. The findings will be presen~,d to the Board in a regular meeting. Following that, an open house session will be held t~b solicit public comment on the various sites under consideration. : The Board will then select a site based on all the information and comments gathered.