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40 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> approve the attached revision to Article IV— Employee Benefits Section 28-33 — Holidays and <br /> Holiday Pay of the Orange County Code of Ordinances. <br /> Chair Rich asked Commissioners to accept a roll call form of voting and called names <br /> accordingly. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> c. Veterans Memorial Construction Approval <br /> The Board considered reviewing and approving the certified budget and project design <br /> for Phase II of the Veterans Memorial project at the Southern Campus; authorize construction of <br /> the project; authorize the County Manager to sign the construction contract and any <br /> amendments/change orders up to the $137,542 budgeted amount; and review and authorize the <br /> County Manager to sign the Ownership, Operations and Maintenance Agreement. <br /> Steve Arndt, Asset Management Director, reviewed the following information: <br /> BACKGROUND: Over the past several years, interested Orange County residents and <br /> supporters have organized in an effort to raise funds for the construction of a Veterans Memorial <br /> to honor the contributions and service of Orange County military veterans. <br /> At the May 5, 2015 Board of County Commissioners Business meeting, the board voted to: <br /> 1) Approve the site for a Veterans Memorial on the former Hoyle home site at the Southern <br /> campus. <br /> 2) Authorize the Manager and staff to participate in the ongoing project planning process. <br /> 3) Reserve the right of final construction approval contingent upon Board approval of: <br /> a) Ownership of the Memorial <br /> b) Design <br /> c) Budget and certification of adequate development and construction funds raised; and <br /> d) Ongoing operations and maintenance agreement for the Memorial. <br /> Phase I of the project was completed in 2016 at a cost of$13,000. It was comprised of an <br /> information kiosk, gravel path and a temporary, telescoping flag pole. <br /> Over the past five years, fundraising efforts have progressed and funds accumulated now total <br /> $137,542. Attachment 1 provides a certification of adequate development and construction <br /> funds. <br /> Swanson &Associates, a local Landscape Architecture firm, prepared design drawings for a <br /> flagpole, concrete and stone plaza and stone bench that would comprise Phase 11 of the <br /> memorial. Attachment 2 provides an overview of the design. <br /> The project was placed out to bid in early October 2019 and bids were opened on October 15, <br /> 2019. Unfortunately, the apparent low bid received was $232,425. Subsequent value <br /> engineering efforts failed to reconcile the difference between available funding and the <br /> scope/cost of work. The architect then revised the design and on April 30, 2020, obtained two <br /> additional quotes with the low bidder, Custom Stone NC provided a quote of$98,000. The <br /> architect received a separate quote of$10,000 for associated electrical lighting. <br /> Attachment 3 is an agreement for the Ownership, Operations and Maintenance of the Veterans <br /> Memorial. The agreement stipulates that upon completion of construction, the Memorial will <br />