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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 1, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7-a <br /> SUBJECT: 203 Project Status Update <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services <br /> (AMS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Original Project Budget Steven Arndt, AMS Director, 919-245- <br /> 2) Project Bidding, Approval and Financing 2658 <br /> Memorandum <br /> 3) Tentative GMP (February 22, 2022) <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an update of the 203 Project including the current status of the <br /> Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) development and to provide direction on the range of options <br /> to consider as next steps. Final consideration is currently scheduled for the Board's Business <br /> meeting on March 15, 2022. <br /> BACKGROUND: At the March 10, 2020 Orange County Board of Commissioners' Business <br /> meeting, the Board approved a final scope and budget for the construction of the 203 Project, <br /> named for its address at 203 South Greensboro Street, Carrboro, NC. This project is a joint <br /> venture between the Town of Carrboro and Orange County that is intended to construct an Orange <br /> County library branch, as well as permanent facilities for the Skill Development office. The Town <br /> of Carrboro portion of the project includes meeting spaces, a small theater, and offices. The <br /> proposed site of the development at South Greensboro Street is located on an existing Carrboro <br /> municipal parking lot near the center of the town. At that meeting, the Board approved a <br /> construction budget of $11,777,000 for the Orange County portion of the project. The total <br /> approved construction budget, including Carrboro's portion, was $22,282,000 (Attachment 1). <br /> This project is being performed through a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery method. <br /> This delivery method entails a commitment by the Construction Manager (CM) to deliver the <br /> project within a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)which is based on the construction documents <br /> and specifications at the time of the GMP plus any reasonably inferred items or tasks. The project <br /> architect selected for the project is Perkins & Will and the Construction Manager is the Barnhill <br /> Contracting Company. <br /> The design process began shortly after the approval of the project with the start of Schematic <br /> Design (SD) development. At the completion of the Schematic Design phase in November 2020, <br /> a construction estimate derived from the design showed that the project was significantly over <br /> budget. A Value Engineering (VE) effort immediately ensued and scope modifications were made <br /> to bring the project costs down. After the completion of Value Engineering, the project was still <br />