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s <br />E <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 6, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. q_ +(~ <br />SUBJECT: Revised Capital Project Ordinances -CHCCS Elementary School #8 and ECHHS Addition <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Nv <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Project Ordinances <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Dean, ext 2151 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approval of revised capital project ordinances for the new elementary <br />school in Southern Village and the addition to East Chapel Hill High School. <br />BACKGROUND: Several months ago, bids were opened for construction of the new elementary <br />school in the Southern Village development, and for the addition to East Chapel Hill High School. <br />The bids for each project were roughly $1.2 million lower than the amount originally allocated to <br />each project construction budget. The Board of Commissioners and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />Board of Education communicated about the need to revise the budgets for each of these <br />construction projects, based on the anticipated savings from the lower than expected construction <br />bids. <br />CHCCS submitted their requested capital investment plan (CIP) for the period 1998-2008 to reflect <br />the redirection of $750,000 from each project to other high priority renovation and improvement <br />projects. CHCCS staff explained their intention to retain the balance of the anticipated savings from <br />each construction project within the contingency line items in each capital project ordinance to <br />address the potential for unforeseen project expenses that might arise (such as encountering rock <br />during construction). Construction savings not ultimately needed for contingencies would be <br />redirected to other capital needs at completion of each construction project. <br />The attached capital project ordinances reflect budgets for each project reduced by the amount of <br />$750,000. CHCCS plans for the redirection of these funds (as outlined in the CHCCS requested <br />CIP) are provided below: <br />