Site work and new construction of a mixed-use development in Omaha, Nebraska. Working plans call for the construction of a 22,393-square-foot, one-story above grade medical facility; and for site work for a medical facility.

https://images.apollo.ai/articles/pdfs/3126977_937_06-10-2022.pdf WORLD-HERALD Omaha, Nebraska c Copyright 2022 \ All Rights Resaerved Date: Frequency: Circulation: Article Size: Ad Value: Page/Section: Friday, June 10, 2022 DAILY 82,630 31.89 $5166.18 B 0001 column inches Mental health center could cost $50M The planned county facility also could serve the general public CHRISTOPHER BURBACH World-Herald Staff Writer New mental health facilities for Douglas County should include space for inpatient treatment of 76 people who are in jail plus 20 more beds for other people from the community, and could cost $50 million or more to build, ac-cording to a consultants' study released this week. The study suggests the Doug-las County Board could consider two options to address needs of the county's Corrections De-partment and Community Men-tal Health Center. One option is a Study From B1 its ARPA funds. The county also received $55 million in ARPA funds in 2021 and allocated the money to var-ious uses. The next step would be a more detailed study with more spe-cifics on buildings, site loca-tion, development and acqui-sition, and staffing. County Board Chair Mary Ann Borgeson said the board is likely to begin discussing that in about a month. She said she's going to give board members time to digest the report on the study, then bring the topic back to the full board for a discussion. The combined mental health facility, with a secure area for jail inmates and an unsecured portion for people from the general public. The other option is two separate, stand-alone facilities: one for the Community Mental Health Cen-ter, and one for the Corrections Department. Both options would include outpatient treatment and other services. The study didn't specify po-tential sites. But County Board members have talked about pos-sibly building near the county jail in downtown Omaha, or near the Douglas County Health Center near 42nd Street and Woolworth Avenue. Al Povondra, a principal with Carlson West Povondra Archi-tects, cautioned that the cost es- board will have to decide if it's going to move forward with a project, and then what kind of a project it will be, she said. "Are we moving forward with the co-located (building) " Borgeson said. "Or are we mov-ing forward with two separate facilities. Or are we moving forward with just one facility That will come in near future discussions." She said the County Board has "an extraordinary opportunity to take a step forward in ad-dressing two things. One, relo-cating our medical center out of our nursing home. And two, ad-dressing the mental health and jails issue that we've worked on for a number of years as well." While much of the board appears behind the concept timates in the study shouldn't be taken to be firm projections. They are for "model space programs," don't include site acquisition, and could change because of inflation, fuel costs, material shortages and other factors, the study says. "I don't have enough infor-mation to tell you what I think it's going to cost," Povondra said Tuesday when he presented the study to the County Board. "But you can start looking at these ranges and getting an idea of the magnitude of what you're in for if you go forward." With those caveats, the study estimated that one combined facility could cost $44 million to $48 million to build and that two separate buildings could add up to $53 million to $59 million. of at least some new facility, members have questions and concerns, and there is debate to be had. Board Member Jim Cavanaugh expressed strong concerns again Tuesday about combining community mental health services with those for people in jail, saying it would create a stigma for those who aren't in jail. Povondra in the study also identified that as an issue to be considered. Other commissioners have expressed concerns about on-going costs. Those have not been spelled out, nor have county officials said how they'll pay those costs. County Board Member Mau-reen Boyle said much more in-formation is needed before the county moves forward with The project, if the County Board decides to do one, likely would take up most or all of Douglas County's 2022 allotment of $55 million in federal American Res -cue Plan Act money. No proposal is actually on the table, although one appears likely given the steps the County Board has been taking over the past sev-eral months. The board voted to hire Povon-dra's firm and Altus Architectural Studios in February to work with county corrections, community mental health and public prop-erties staff to do the study. The board previously had voted to prioritize mental health services and county functions in spending Please see STUDY, Page B2 a project. She said it's clear there's a huge need for more mental health services for peo-ple in the county jail. She's less clear about the Community Mental Health Center part of the picture -- such as who is the county's target population to help, who is it required to serve by state law, and what services do people need that they can't get elsewhere She said the county also needs to collaborate with other health care providers in the community. "I see this as really a starting line," Boyle said. "We've got a long way to go." chris.burbachgowh.com, 402-444-1057, twitter.com/ CHRISBURBACH ______________________________ As per the Owner the project has been cancelled The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the for the Design-Build Construct Outpatient Mental Health Building (Minor) Construction project at the Omaha VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this project is to design and construct a 1-story Outpatient Mental Health (OMH) building on the VA Omaha campus. Building is approximately 22,393 sf. and will include group rooms, administrative offices, clinical offices which double as counseling rooms, exam rooms, public restrooms, a central check-in/waiting room, staff work areas, staff work rooms and staff break rooms. The OMH building will provide general and specialty mental health services for Veterans being evaluated, diagnosed, and treated on an outpatient basis. ADMINISTRATIVE: The solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures and will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $39.5 million. The solicitation will be issued in early to mid-March of 2021. The period of performance is approximately 550 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to: thomas.council@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted.