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2 site, the water line will also be looped along Ben Wilson Road to better serve the area and make future extensions more feasible. The extension of utilities to the site is part of an overall incentive package provided by Orange County, the City of Mebane and the State. This utility extension project is being funded by a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) with a 25% local match being paid from the Article 46 sales tax fund for economic development infrastructure. Bid Information The design, permitting, and bidding phases have been completed using Article 46 Sales Tax funds approved by the Board of County Commissioners at its October 15, 2013 meeting. The project was advertised for competitive bid in late April and bids were opened on May 29, 2014. Four bids were received, and after a period of review by County staff and the County's engineering consultant, McGill Associates, J.F. Wilkerson Contracting Co., Inc. was determined to have the lowest responsible, responsive bid with a total bid of $747,840 (see Attachments 1 and 2). The bid is higher than anticipated by the County's engineering consultant. Though it does fall within the established budget for this project, it leaves no contingency available for the project. Because of this, staff recommends adding a 10% construction contingency ($75,000) to cover any necessary construction materials testing or any changes necessitated by field conditions. The following timeline represents the project delivery and completion: TASK PROPOSED END BY BEGINNING DATE DATE BOCC Action: Approve bid award to J.F. Wilkerson 6/17/14 6/17/14 Contracting Co., Inc. Construction Period est. 180 days) 8/1/14 1/30/15 System Commissioning and Certification, Completion of As-Built 2/2/15 2/20/15 Drawings FINANCIAL IMPACT: An amount of $1,000,000 is available for this project as part of the FY2013-14 Capital Improvement Project budget. This project is being funded by a CDBG economic development infrastructure grant of $750,000, with a 25% County match totaling $250,000 from Article 46 sales tax revenue that is being used to fund design, permitting, bid services and construction oversight. In addition, staff recommends adding a 10% construction contingency of $75,000 from Article 46 sales tax revenue. This Budget Amendment #9-D provides for the receipt of the CDBG grants funds of $750,000 and the use of $325,000 from Article 46 sales tax revenue, and establishes the following Economic Development Infrastructure Capital Project Ordinance: Economic Development Infrastructure: Project# 30047 Revenues for this project: Current FY 2013-14 FY 2013-14 FY 2013-14 Amendment Revised CDBG Funds $0 $750,000 $750,000 Article 46 Sales Tax Proceeds $0 $325,000 $325,000 Total Project Funding $0 $1,075,000 $1,075,000