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1 <br /> 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, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Finance, Asset Management <br /> Services (AMS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Certified Bid Tabulation Michael Talbert, Manager's Office, (919) <br /> 2) Award Recommendation Letter from 245-2300 <br /> McGill Associates John Roberts, Attorney, (919) 245-2318 <br /> 3) Map of Project Area Craig Benedict, Planning, (919) 245- <br /> 4) Resolution of Tentative Award 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 /> PURPOSE: To consider: <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 /> • Authorizing staff to request an additional $50,000 in SRF loan funding from the <br /> State; <br /> • 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 />