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t <br /> _ r <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 16, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. -4 <br /> SUBJECT: Rogers Road Main Asturian Pro'act Change Orders <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Paul Thames, 245-2303 <br /> 11129/01 County Engineer Memo Rod Visser, 245-2308 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 9684501 <br /> Durham 6813•7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approval of three change orders to the Rogers Road main waterline <br /> project that have been identified by Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA)staff. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Rogers Road main waterline construction project Is nearing completion. <br /> OWASA is managing this project under an agreement with the County, and has identified the <br /> need for three change orders to the original project, as outlined in the accompanying staff <br /> memo from the County Engineer. <br /> The nature of and need for these change orders were discussed by the BOCC at its December <br /> 3, 2001 meeting, but final approval was not requested or granted because of uncertainties as to <br /> the total cost of the change order. A private contractorsubmitted to OWASAa$41,500 <br /> proposal to accomplish the work associated with the third change order(installation of <br /> automatic waterine flushing valves). That proposed cost was substantially higher than initial <br /> staff estimates, and prompted County and OWASA staff to examine more cost-effective <br /> alternatives to accomplishing the needed work. OWASA has since determined that its own staff <br /> can and will provide all construction services related to that change order at a cost in the range <br /> of$20,000 to $25,000. OWASA staff advises that the cost to accomplish all three change <br /> orders will be approximately S40,000. That figure is in line with the original staff se0mets of <br /> cast as presented in the DOCC'a December agenda materials. <br /> An appropriation of$40,000 from reserves In the Landfill Enterprise Fund will be needed to <br /> cover the cost of these change papers and to enable OWASA's construction contractor In <br /> complete the project within the next few weeks. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Adequate funds are available in Landfill Enterprise Fund reserves to <br /> cover the $40.000 estimated cost of the three change orders. <br />