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ORD- 2013 -039 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 5, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 -h <br />SUBJECT: Bid Award — McGowan Creek Sewer Interceptor Project and Approve Budget <br />Amendment #2 -D <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager, Planning, <br />Finance, Asset Management <br />Services (AMS) <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) Certified Bid Tabulation <br />2) Award Recommendation Letter from <br />McGill Associates <br />3) Map of Project Area <br />4) Resolution of Tentative Award <br />PURPOSE: To consider: <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael Talbert, Manager's Office, (919) <br />245 -2300 <br />John Roberts, Attorney, (919) 245 -2318 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning, (919) 245- <br />2592 <br />Clarence Grier, Manager's Office/ <br />Finance, (919) 245 -2453 <br />Kevin Lindley, Planning, (919) 245 -2583 <br />Jeff Thompson, AMS, (919) 245 -2658 <br />David Cannell, Finance, (919) 245 -2651 <br />• Awarding the bid and approving a construction contract (pending State approval) to Park <br />Construction of North Carolina, Inc. of Morrisville, NC in the amount of $597,813.13 for <br />the construction of the McGowan Creek Sewer Interceptor; <br />• Approve Budget Amendment #2 -D for $107,814 (bids received were in excess of the <br />originally budgeted project construction cost) consisting of: <br />o Authorizing staff to request an additional $50,000 in SRF loan funding from the <br />State; <br />o Approving funding of $57,814 from Article 46 Sales Tax proceeds; <br />• Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution of Tentative Award for this <br />project, as required by the State Revolving Fund Loan; <br />• Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the Board of County <br />Commissioners, subject to final review by the County Attorney and the State; and <br />• Authorize the Manager to execute individual change orders within the limit of his authority <br />($250,000) up to the extent of the project budget. <br />BACKGROUND: On March 13, 2012 the BOCC authorized staff to proceed with applying for a <br />State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to provide funding for this project. Orange County had <br />originally approached the State about paying for this project with proceeds from the SRF loan <br />used to pay for the Central Efland /North Buckhorn Sewer Project. However, the State <br />