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i ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 2, 1997 SUBJECT: Southern Human Services Center; Approve change order and provide funds for left turn lane DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND Public Hearing: No CENTRAL SERVICES Budget Amendment Reqd?Yes ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES, ext. 2650 Turn lane plan Chronology documents Telephone Number- Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 967-9251 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider approving a change order for the construction of a left turn lane at the Southern Human Services Center; and authorizing the appropriation of funds from the Capital Reserve Fund Balance to cover the associated cost. BACKGROUND: Bids for construction of the Southern Human Services Center (SHS) were solicited in April, 1996. As the Board may recall, bids significantly exceeded the budget and therefore steps were taken to remove certain elements from the project to bring it into line with available funds. One of the items removed during this process was the $120,000 left turn lane into the site. Since Homestead Road is on the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), it was anticipated that the Department of Transportation (DOT) might move this project up and accomplish the work in a timeframe which would make the use of local funds in the construction of the turn lane unnecessary. It has become apparent that the Homestead Road Improvements will likely maintain the original schedule, which calls for a 2001 start date. The DOT schedule will not allow us to meet the requirement to have a turn lane finished by the time we are ready to occupy the building. However, DOT has worked with the project engineer to modify the left turn lane in a manner that will make it less expensive. The left turn lane depicted on the attached diagram has been designed with the future Homestead Road improvements in mind and will be incorporated into the completed roadway. Further, the sidewalk, which is part of the work the Board is being asked to approve, is located in such a manner that it will not be disturbed when the final roadway improvements by DOT are completed. DOT has assisted in the design and approved the attached plan for the turn lane.