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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration ®~~°°` ~ ~°°~~,, <br />(919) 245-2575 131 W. Margaret Ln. <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) '2 P. O. Box 8181 <br />www.co.orange.nc.us ~° ~~ s Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />t~~/ ~~Y°~`P <br />.'. ~.3.,~}f <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />COPIES: Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Planning and Inspections Director <br />Kevin Lindley, PE, Staff Engineer <br />DATE: May 10, 2011 <br />SUBJECT: Central Efland and Northern Buckhorn Sewer Expansion Project Update <br />As was mentioned in the previous update (February 15, 2011), the permit application package <br />was delivered to the NC Construction Grants and Loans Office on September 27, 2010. As of <br />May 2, 2011, we have received permit approval and can move forward with bidding the <br />construction of the project. <br />State Revolvin~Loan Financing (SRF~ <br />Approximately two-thirds of the construction cost of this project will be paid for by SRF loans. <br />We are on schedule with the SRF loan application timeline, which required approval of our plans <br />and specifications by May 2, 2011. As mentioned above, this deadline has been met. The <br />application for the SRF loan has been turned in and will be reviewed at the next Local <br />Government Commission meeting in May. Assuming the loan application is approved, we <br />should receive a loan offer package from the State approximately two weeks after their meeting <br />on May 10, 2011. This loan offer package should come before the BOCC at the last meeting in <br />June for approval. The next deadline in the SRF program is Authorization to Award by August <br />1, 2011. We must submit to the State around the first week of July the bids we have received <br />along with a verification that all easements needed for the project have been obtained. Since the <br />bids have to be out for at least 30 days, we will likely be letting the bid package in mid- to late- <br />May. <br />Status of Grants <br />The EPA regional office has given us official notice of award of the two EPA Special <br />Appropriations grants that were earmarked in 2003 and 2005. These two grants will provide <br />approximately one-third of the construction costs of the Central Efland/ Northern Buckhorn <br />project. <br />