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Commissioner Gordan said that it is important to open this school on time and the County Commissioners should not ask the CHCCS to re-bid this. She said that if this school is delayed, it could trigger the SAPFO provisions relating to the issuance of CAPs. That would mean that affected development would have to stop until the school came online. She said that since the CHCCS has not asked the County to pay for this, then she is leaning toward what the school board requested. Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to see what the student projection was versus what this actually turned out to be. He would also like to see a history of the fund balance. He said that going overcapacity could trigger SAPFO, but it could also trigger what was done for the high school capacity in CHCCS, which was to suspend it until the school came online. This was also done in OCS until Gravelly Hill came online. There are other options. Commissioner Nelson thanked the CHCCS board for coming up with this collaborative proposal. Laura Blackmon said that this will come on the March 13tH agenda for a formal decision. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Board has actually seen all of the elements that were value engineered. It was answered yes. He would like to have this in the packet for the 13tH Chair Carey said that Commissioner Gordon questioned whether staff felt comfortable with the $24.3 million for the cost of the school, and he thinks that, in view of the fact that the staff recommended option 1, that they are not comfortable with $24.3 million. He said that he is concerned also because this is the same school that was constructed four years ago for $14 million. He appreciates CHCCS for volunteering to cover the difference. Laura Blackmon said that staff is looking at changing the way the County does construction projects. For example, the Construction Manager at Risk program would include value engineering through the entire process. Commissioner Gordon said that it is her understanding that the SAPFO would be triggered, assuming that the level of service goes over 105°~. She said that the initial suspensions as mentioned above by Commissioner Jacobs were built into the agreements by all of the jurisdictions, and would not apply in this case. Geof Gledhill said that Commissioner Gordan's interpretation is correct. Chair Carey said that this is clear to the Board. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the capital facilities process and said that the Board should look at this to make sure that there are no holes in the process and that there is no inadequate communication. Jamezetta Bedford agreed and said that there were several entities at a meeting last week to discuss this school and it went well. Chair Carey said that this item will be included on the March 13t" agenda with any additional information as requested by the County Commissioners. He said to bring back option 2, with the flexibility for the CHCCS Board to decide how to make up the difference in cost. 2. Bid Award: Construction of Walnut Grove Church Road Solid Waste Convenience Center Expansion Laura Blackmon said that the County purchased property in order to move the solid waste convenience center from a leased property to owned property. The County received notice in January that it had to move from the NC 57 site. She said the contractor needs to start as soon as passible on the new site in order to get the facility ready. She said that the staff is requesting acceptance of the bid to Jerry W. McCullock Grading Company of Hurdle Mills, North Carolina. The contract calls for work on the solid waste convenience center to be completed by April 24tH Public Works Director Wilbert McAdoo said that it will be a challenge to mitigate the traffic coming into the new site.