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2 <br />1.b. Resolution of Award awarding the bid to J.F. VViIkerson of Morrisville, North <br />Carolina at a cost of $2,942,954.46; <br />2. Authorize the Manager to execute change orders up to $250,000; <br />3. Authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution of Award -on behalf of the Board; <br />4. Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the Board, <br />- pending execution of bonds, insurance and County Attorney approval; and <br />5. Authorize related alternate engineering design. <br />A.1 ACCEPTANCE OF EPA SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS GRAFT FUNDS FOR <br />CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTRAL EFLAND & NORTH BUCKHORN SEWER <br />IMPROVEMENTS <br />PURPOSE: To consider accepting the EPA Speciat Appropriations (SPAP) grant funds for <br />construction} of the Central Efland and North Buckhorn Sewer Improvements. <br />BACKGROUND: Tn both 2-0037 and 2005, Congressman David Price worked- to receive funding <br />totaling $900,000 and - $500,000 respectively in the-EPA's SPAP program. Since that time, the <br />County has worked through the appropriate processes_. and _was. given a. Notice of Award for <br />these two grants in December 2010 (Attachment 1) which was conditionally affirmed pending <br />Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and companion roan acceptance. <br />The net of the two EPA SPAP grants is $1,348,400. Because the EPA delegates a large <br />amount of review authority for grant funded projects to the State's Construction Grants & Loans <br />-division of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR), the <br />State receives a percentage of the grant to cover-the administrative costs. <br />Because County financial policy requires the BOCC to formally accept -grant funds prior to <br />expenditure, staff is requesting that the. BOCC approve acceptance of these grant funds for the <br />purpose of constructing the Central_ Efland and North Buckhorn Sewer Improvements. The <br />grant funds will provide approximately 1/3 of .the total construction. costs and are a vital <br />financing component for this project. In addition, these funds have already been incorporated <br />into the County's CIP as part of this project. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Accepting these funds will provide $1,348,400 towards the construction <br />of the Central Efland and North Buckhorn Sewer Improvements. . <br />A.2 CENTRAL EFLAND — PHASE 2 NORTHERN BUCKHORN STATE REVOLVING LOAN <br />SEWER FUNDING <br />PURPOSE: To ratify a Resolution reiterating the Board's decision from June 21, 2011, <br />approving the offer of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to fund the construction of the Efland <br />and North Buckhorn sewer extensions. <br />BACKGROUND: The BOCC was previously presented with the opportunity to accept a SRF <br />loan in the amount of $3,500,000 for the construction of sewer improvements in the Efland and <br />North Buckhorn communities. The loan is from the North Carolina Department of Environment <br />and Natural Resources. The BOCC approved this loan offer on June 21, 2011. Since that <br />time, staff has been notified that in order to formally accept the loan, the loan approval must <br />take the form of a Resolution. <br />