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AGENDA ITEM: Contract Amendment with Auger, Klein and Aller Architects
DEPARTMENT: Water Resources Commissioner
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, June 11, 2026 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2026-6569
Motion to amend the existing contract with Auger, Klein, and Aller, Architects for an increased
amount of $111,378 to cover the cost of work having been completed to date, pursuant to the terms
of its contract with Oakland County.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Contract Yolanda Smith Charles
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Auger, Klein, and Aller, Architects (AKA) is currently designing a new facility for the Water
Resources Commissioner’s Office that will consolidate all staff and equipment into a single,
centralized location on Vanguard Drive, east of Telegraph Road in Pontiac. The project, with a
proposed budget of $154 million, has progressed through the schematic design phase. Staff is
requesting payment of $111,378 to AKA for services completed to date.
FISCAL IMPACT: No Budget Amendment Needed
Committee members can contact Barbara Winter, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.821.3065 or winterb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Steve Korth
Anne Vaara, Chief Deputy Water Resources Commissioner
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 6/11/2026
AGENDA DEADLINE: 05/28/2026 4:30 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2026-06-03 WRC Memo to EDI re AKA Contract
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2026-05-13 Economic Development & Infrastructure - Recommend to Board
2026-06-03 Economic Development & Infrastructure - Recommend to Board
2026-06-11 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles
Seconded by: Commissioner Michael Gingell
Yes: Charles Cavell, Ann Erickson Gault, Michael Gingell, Marcia Gershenson, Robert Hoffman,
Brendan Johnson, Penny Luebs, Gwen Markham, William Miller III, Kristen Nelson, Angela
Powell, Robert Smiley, Yolanda Smith Charles, Michael Spisz, Linnie Taylor, Philip Weipert,
David Woodward (17)
No: Karen Joliat, Christine Long (2)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
Form DC–001
OAKLAND COUNTY WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER
Page 1 of 2 Rev.: 02/12/2018
OAKLAND COUNTY
WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER MEMORANDUM
TO: Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles, Chairperson of the Economic
Development and Infrastructure Committee
FROM: Jim Nash, Water Resources Commissioner
SUBJECT: Auger Klein Aller Architects Inc. Contract Amendment No. 3
DATE: June 3, 2026
The architectural services contract, originally for the Public Works Building Expansion and Renovation, was
awarded to Auger Klein Aller Architects Inc. (AKA) on June 8, 2019. This contract was thereafter amended on
May 16, 2025, to provide architectural services related to a new Water Resources Building. The not to exceed
fee in the amended contract is $744,546. This fee was proposed to cover schematic design (see Table 1 for
schematic design detail) and included subconsultant services such as civil engineering, structural engineering,
wetland mitigation consultant, landscape architect, storm water management consultant, and LEED
coordinator. This work is complete.
In addition to the authorized work above, AKA hired subconsultants to perform value-engineering work to
achieve a reliable project budget. This work included a more detailed stormwater plan to review for LEED
certification, additional soil borings to determine suitability for foundations and infiltration, a traffic study for the
entrance on County Center Drive, site plan meetings with Pontiac, and an additional topographic survey (see
Table 2 for the additional work and reimbursable expenses). Performing this value-engineering work to
establish a project budget was critical for future financial planning and to establish rates for our customer
communities. It is this additional work for which a third contract amendment is requested.
My office plans to present a full update at this committee’s next meeting of progress achieved to date. The next
phase will be the design development and will require additional approval to further expand AKA’s scope. To
ensure transparency, we will continue our communication with the communities about the new building and all
the operational and cost efficiencies a new centralized building will provide.
Requested Action: Amend the existing contract with Auger Klein Aller Architects Inc. to increase the
not-to-exceed amount by $111,378, for the work completed to date.
Presenters: Steve Korth, P.E., Chief Manager 248-431-3810 korths@oakgov.com
Anne Vaara, Chief Deputy 248-804-6471 vaaraa@oakgov.com
Form DC–001
OAKLAND COUNTY WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER
Page 2 of 2 Rev.: 02/12/2018
Table 1. Schematic Design for Hourly Not to Exceed fee of $744,546
Schematic Design Fee
Table 2. Additional Work and Reimbursable Expenses
Task Consultant Amount