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INFORMATION ITEM <br />II[4A III° 111 E C kw ll1 <br />Asset II\Aaliageimelit Services <br />Angel Barnes, Capital Pr(- .)jec:ts Manager <br />Memo to: Orange County, Board of County Commissioners <br />From: Angel Barnes, Capital Projects Manager <br />CC: Jeff Thompson, Director, Asset Management Services <br />Date: June 19, 2018 <br />RE: FY2017 -18 Capital Investment Plan Information Updates <br />The Board of Orange County Commissioners appropriated funding for multiple projects for County owned <br />facilities as part the FY2017 -22 Capital Investment Plan. This memo serves as an update for the projects that <br />are currently under construction or are anticipated to be under construction very soon. <br />Sportsplex Field House: (FY2017 -22 CIP page 421) This project is currently under construction and is <br />anticipated to be complete in the summer of 2018. The building construction is underway, the roof, siding, and <br />utility connections are currently being installed. County staff is working with the Town of Hillsborough and the <br />Forest Ridge Subdivision regarding the sidewalk expansion connecting the Sportsplex property to the Forest <br />Ridge Subdivision. The sidewalk construction is anticipated to start within two weeks and be complete in the <br />summer of 2018. <br />Facility Accessibility and Safety Upgrades: (FY2017 -22 CIP page 354) In FY2017 -18 this project includes <br />renovations to the existing steps in front of the Richard E. Whitted Building A. The current sets of steps are in <br />need of renovations for access and safety. The proposed design includes removal of the north side parallel <br />parking spaces, removing the existing ramp and front steps. The proposed plan replaces the front steps with <br />accessible ramps, new steps, stamped asphalt raised crosswalks, concrete retaining wall, and additional <br />sidewalk per Attachment A — "1627 Whitted ADA Improvements Drawings ". The design is currently out to bid <br />with anticipated bid return by June 8, 2018. Staff will be working with the Town of Hillsborough for permit <br />approvals prior to moving forward with the construction award. In addition to the Whitted facility updates, <br />attached is the 2017 -18 Annual Report on Orange County Facilities Accessibility (Attachment B). <br />Government Services Annex: (FY2017 -22 CIP page 356) The Government Services Annex (Board of <br />Elections) project design is complete. Construction bidding and award is contemplated to occur June, 2018. <br />The construction is anticipated to begin in early summer to relocate the existing electrical distribution and <br />replace and relocate the Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning system ( "HVAC ") from the basement to other <br />areas within the existing facility to mitigate new flood plain elevations that put these systems at risk. Special <br />attention will be design within the process to ensure continuous services provided by the Board of Elections. <br />The project should be fully complete during the fall, 2018. <br />P.O. Box 8181 * 131 West Margaret Lane, 3rd Floor * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephone: 919 245 -2628 <br />Fax: 919 - 644 -3001 <br />E -mail : abarnes @orangecountync.gov <br />