ORD-2000-030 Approval of Capital Project Ordinances for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools

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4 District requests that the Commissioners increase the construction line item of this project by the amount of the two contracts, $60,000. • Athletic Field Upgrades: As the Board may recall, the District planned upgrades for Chapel Hill High's playing fields before to the locating Smith Middle School on the shared campus. The plans included installation of new bleachers to accommodate 1,500 spectators, new restrooms for the spectators and resurfacing the existing tennis courts. Original plans provided funding totaling $785,000 for the upgrades in the District's Athletic Fields Capital Project Ordinance. The District installed bleachers last year at the football stadium and the baseball and soccer fields at a cost of $265,000. The District paid for the seating from the Athletic Fields Capital Project in accordance with the project ordinance approved by the County Commissioners. Remaining project funds to complete restroorn construction and tennis court resurfacing equal $520,000 ($785,000 less $265,000). The District recently received bids for the remaining components of the upgrades, and they total $567,000 or $47,000 more than budget. The scope of the upgrades has changed slightly due to the sharing of the entire campus including several of the playing fields. The District requests that the Commissioners approve $47,000 in the Smith Middle School/K-12 Campus project to complete the restrooms and tennis courts. It is critical that the project begins as soon after the last day of this school year as possible in order for it to remain on schedule and completed by the beginning of the upcoming school year. • Seawell Elementary Playground. As mentioned earlier in this abstract, relocation of the playground at Seawell is necessary so that the new middle school's physical education field can be sited appropriately. The cost to relocate the playground, including grading work and installing protective ground coverings, totals $97,000. It is requested that the Commissioners approve funds for this purpose. • Project Contingency Update: Included in the original project ordinance was $250,000 for Contingency purposes. To date, it has been necessary for the District to use $31,000 out of the account to cover unanticipated cost related to relocating electrical lines. As contractors began work, they found that some buried electrical wires had to be relocated in order for the project to comply with state electrical codes. The attached capital project ordinance reflects the transfer of funds from the Contingency account to the Construction line item.