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Memorandum To: Board of County Commissioners From: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management Director Subject: Information Report— Status of Eubanks Road Waste & Recycling Facilities Project Date: January 24, 2017 This memorandum is provided as an update of the status of the Eubanks Road Waste & Recycling (W &R) Facilities construction project. This project marks the second and final of the planned District Centers that provide expanded services and longer hours of operation. The next W &R Center reconstruction project is planned for FY 2017/18 and consists of the High Rock Road W &R Center becoming the first Neighborhood Center, which would maintain fewer hours of operation and less comprehensive services. This project includes the modernization of the existing Eubanks Waste & Recycling Center to include the installation of stationary compactors, improved loading for various waste and recyclable materials, sanitary facilities and improved amenities for staff, incorporation of the Household Hazardous Waste operation currently located on the southern portion of landfill property, site paving, improved public safety and handicapped access and other operational efficiencies. Additionally, textiles, food waste, cooking oil and plastic film services are added. This construction project was originally planned to commence in FY 2014/15, but was delayed due to permitting and design related delays, including a value engineering application. The project was first bid in February 2016 and the lowest bid received was $782,142 over the budget of $3,175,858. Staff then proceeded to obtain another engineering firm and a performed a comprehensive evaluation and substantial redesign of the project. A second bid was conducted with a low bid of $3,318,000 received from DH Griffin of Greensboro in October of 2016. Through several weeks of negotiation and additional value engineering a final bid price of $3,100,000 was achieved. An attachment delineates elements of this negotiated price reduction. Additionally, the $214,000 cost of the stationary compactors is managed as recurring capital as are other stationary compactors currently utilized by the department. These compactors were planned to be acquired outside of the construction bid in order to reduce purchase costs. Staff is proposing to utilize the $75,858 balance from the project budget to help fund the compactors cost. An allowance of $62,000 is also contained in the project budget in the event unsuitable soils are encountered that will also be made available to fund the compactors if not needed for construction. So the compactors may have a net cost of only $76,142.