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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 24, 2013 Action Agenda Item No. 5 -o SUBJECT: McGowan Creek Interceptor Proiect — Engineerina Contract Award DEPARTMENT: Planning, Asset Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1) McGill Associates Engineering Contract 2) Map Showing Location of McGowan Creek Interceptor Project 1 INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Planning (919) 245 -2592 Kevin Lindley, Planning (919) 245 -2583 Jeff Thompson, AMS (919) 245 -2658 PURPOSE: To consider: • Awarding the engineering contract to McGill Associates of Hickory, NC in the amount of $94,200 for the design, permitting, bid management and construction phase management of the McGowan Creek Interceptor project; • Approve funding the project's design costs and other costs within budget out of County funds until the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan process is finalized; and • Authorize the Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, subject to final review by the County Attorney. BACKGROUND: On August 23, 2011, the BOCC approved proceeding with this project as part of the Central Efland /North Buckhorn Sewer project. The project consists of decommissioning the 25 year old McGowan Creek PS (pump station), installing approximately 2,500 feet of 12 inch gravity sewer line between the existing McGowan Creek PS on Efland- Cedar Grove Road and the newly constructed Brookhollow PS on Brookhollow Road, rerouting all the flow that had come to the McGowan Creek PS into the new 12 inch sewer line, and connecting the new 12 inch sewer line into the Brookhollow PS. This project will allow the County to eliminate the McGowan Creek PS from the Efland System, saving the capital cost of rehabilitating the 25 year old McGowan Creek PS as well as the yearly maintenance and repair costs. Eliminating the McGowan Creek PS will improve the Efland System's capital asset integrity and bring the County one step closer to the transition of the Efland System operation to the City of Mebane. The pipeline which will connect the Efland Sewer system to the City of Mebane sewer system (separate project) is currently under design. Once complete, the City of Mebane will take over operation of the Efland Sewer System thereby saving the County approximately $100,000 per year which is currently used to cover operating expenses for the Efland Sewer System. Because the Efland system will be turned over to the City of Mebane, this McGowan Creek Interceptor and other extensions to the existing Efland system will be designed according