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8 <br /> 1 Purpose <br /> 2 • Awarding the Bid to J.F. Wilkerson Contracting <br /> 3 • Approve Budget Amendment #3-C <br /> 4 • Authorize the Chair to Sign the Contract <br /> 5 • Authorize the Manager to Execute Individual Change Orders, As Necessary <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Project Vicinity <br /> 8 • Part of 3,000 acre Efland/ Buckhorn/ Mebane Utility Planning Area <br /> 9 • 800 acres of Economic Development Land Use <br /> 10 • 3-mile Corridor South of 1-85/1-40 and West of Efland <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Project Scope <br /> 13 <br /> 14 • Gravity Sewer `Backbone' System Linked to the City of Mebane (15,000 LF) <br /> 15 • 16" Water Mains Support an Additional 900 acres (14,000 LF) <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Economic Development Initiatives <br /> 18 <br /> 19 • Funding 1/4 Cent Sales Tax Initiative from the November 2011 Voter Referendum <br /> 20 • Succeeded in Two Major Interlocal Utility Agreements with Mebane and Durham <br /> 21 • Invest in Infrastructure <br /> 22 • Diversify the Economic Tax Base <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Recommendations <br /> 26 • Award the bid and approve a construction contract to J.F. Wilkerson Contracting of <br /> 27 Morrisville, NC, in the amount of $4,016,545.74 for the installation of Buckhorn Mebane <br /> 28 Utilities Phase 2 water and sanitary sewer system; <br /> 29 • Approve Budget Amendment #3-C for $1 ,016,546; <br /> 30 • Authorize the financing of the project and payment of debt service using the 1/4 cent <br /> 31 sales tax revenue; <br /> 32 • Authorize the Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the Board of County <br /> 33 Commissioners, subject to final review by the County Attorney; <br /> 34 • Authorize the Manager to execute individual change orders within the limit of his <br /> 35 authority ($250,000) up to the extent of the project budget. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Economic Development Director Steve Brantley said that the installation of this water and <br /> 39 sewer will further distinguish Orange County for sustainable industries and other economic <br /> 40 development opportunities. He thinks that there will be an increase in interest and visits. He is <br /> 41 excited to market this area with news of these utilities. <br /> 42 Chair Pelissier asked that this be marketed right away. <br /> 43 Steve Brantley said that he could forward a press release statewide and to the North <br /> 44 Carolina Department of Commerce. <br /> 45 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br /> 46 award the bid and approve a construction contract to J.F. Wilkerson Contracting of Morrisville, <br /> 47 NC in the amount of $4,016,545.74 for the installation of Buckhorn Mebane Phase 2 water and <br /> 48 sanitary sewer system; approve Budget Amendment #3-C for $1 ,016,546 (last year's Capital <br /> 49 Investment Plan (CIP) cost estimate did not include some cost efficient water and sewer scope <br /> 50 additions that can be completed in this phase rather than during later phases); authorize the <br /> 51 Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, subject to final <br /> 52 review by the County Attorney; and authorize the Manager to execute individual change orders <br /> 53 within the limit of the Manager's authority ($250,000) up to the extent of the project budget. <br /> 54 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />