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17 1 Bonnie Hammersley said it is a 24% increase from the current budget. 2 Commissioner Fowler asked if the first option Travis Myren proposed eliminated both the 3 Skills Development Center and parking. 4 Travis Myren said that option eliminated both. He said that the difference is whether 5 there is a cast in place parking deck or a pre-cast parking deck. 6 Commissioner Fowler clarified that removing the Skills Development Center would allow 7 for a pre-cast parking deck. 8 Travis Myren said yes, because the deck would be able to be separated from the actual 9 building at that point. 10 Commissioner Fowler clarified that this choice would require an additional 17 months. 11 Travis Myren said yes. 12 Commissioner Fowler said to move forward with this change and see savings, Carrboro 13 would also have to agree to paying a higher percentage of the shared costs. She asked if Staff 14 has an idea of Carrboro's willingness to agree to this change. 15 Travis Myren said the Carrboro Town Manager had proposed freezing Carrboro's 16 amount of construction, but the Town Council has not weighed in on that. 17 Commissioner Fowler clarified that if that happened, the County would not be saving as 18 much money. 19 Travis Myren said that is correct, and the county would still have to add about $2.2 20 million. 21 Commissioner Fowler clarified that would be a savings of$4.5 million total. 22 Travis Myren said yes. 23 Commissioner McKee asked if the GMP is an absolute price. 24 Travis Myren said yes, unless the owner (the county) asked for a change, or there was 25 an act of God that required additional construction costs. 26 Commissioner McKee asked what happens if the contractor says they have to have 27 more money or they will go bankrupt. 28 John Roberts said the construction contract will have bond provisions and insurance 29 provisions that will cover those circumstances. He said this scenario is unlikely. 30 Commissioner McKee said that as of March of 2021 they were in for 16 million and that 31 what they are debating tonight is the increase in the project costs. 32 Travis Myren said that is correct. 33 Commissioner McKee asked if there was a reason the project was not started in April 34 2021. 35 Travis Myren said there was no GMP at that point, and it took this long to receive it. 36 Commissioner McKee said the Board approved a budget at that time. 37 Travis Myren said yes, the Board approved a budget of $16.8 million at that time, and 38 now an increase is needed to move the project forward. 39 Commissioner McKee said he understands there was no GMP in April 2021 and asked if 40 the project could have moved forward without that. 41 Travis Myren said if the GMP was set at that time at $16.8 million, construction could 42 have started then. 43 Commissioner McKee said he would have liked to see the project built on land outside of 44 Carrboro, but there was opposition because it was not in town. He said there will still be 45 thousands of people in rural Orange County that will have to access the library by car. He 46 indicated he is not sure if he will vote yes on this tonight because there is a lot about the project 47 he does not like. However, he said he does like the educational component of the library. 48 Chair Price noted that the Skills Development Center will still need to have rental space 49 if not included in the project. She asked about the total savings to the county in light of this. 50 Travis Myren said the 20-year rent cost is $4.6 million and tonight the Board would have 51 to approve $5.4 million increase for the project to move forward as is.