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2 <br /> Board agenda materials, and the actual approved amendment to the design contract, which was <br /> $1,524,263, a difference $272,027. <br /> An additional five (5) change orders, totaling $121,000, were approved throughout the project for <br /> the Perkins and Will contract. <br /> Other Costs <br /> Special inspections required for the project totaled $328,182, and the Commissioning process <br /> cost was $182,600. Both costs were shared by the County and Carrboro and were covered using <br /> th County's contingency funds. <br /> Final Reimbursement <br /> Based on a review of all relevant project expenses by Carrboro and Orange County staff, the <br /> remaining reimbursement owed to Carrboro is $925,362.82. This includes a final reimbursement <br /> for Barnhill and Perkins and Will, and also additional reimbursements covering a number of <br /> charges Carrboro has paid over the years, shown below in the following table: <br /> Reimbursements Owed to <br /> Carrboro Costs <br /> Close out $167,383.86 <br /> Perkins and Will $36,503.07 <br /> Barnhill $721,475.89 <br /> Total: $925,362.82 <br /> Currently, the County has $904,934.99 available in the project budget, meaning an additional <br /> $20,427.83 is needed to reimburse Carrboro. <br /> Additional Needs <br /> During the construction process, County staff was very conservative in its approach to approving <br /> change orders, only approving those directly related to life-safety and other required building <br /> elements missed during the design process. Several items that were originally cut from the project <br /> or changed orders deemed lower priority were not funded. However, now with experience in the <br /> space, staff proposes that the following improvements should be funded at a cost of$60,000: <br /> • additional network cabling for several of the Department of Social Services` classrooms; <br /> and <br /> • adding audio/visual equipment to the Library's conference room. <br /> Close Out Funding <br /> The County's Budget Office conducted a thorough review of finalized County Capital Projects and <br /> determined that 39 projects could be closed out. Through this process, staff identified $271,730 <br /> in net cash from those 39 projects that could be repurposed for other capital projects. Staff <br /> proposes that the County utilize a portion of the funding identified to finalize the Drakeford Library <br /> Complex capital project. The allocation of$80,428 would leave $191,302 to address future budget <br /> overruns or invest in new priorities. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Budget Amendment #7-A increases authority in the County Capital Fund <br /> by $80,428 and amends the Southern Branch Library project ordinance: <br />