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4 <br />District requests that the Commissioners increase the construction line item of this <br />project by the amount of the two contracts, $60,000. <br />• Athletic Field Upgrades: As the Board may recall, the District planned upgrades for <br />Chapel Hill High's playing fields before to the locating Smith Middle School on the <br />shared campus. The plans, included installation of new bleachers to accommodate <br />1,500 spectators, new restrooms for the spectators and resurfacing the existing tennis <br />courts. Original plans provided funding totaling $785,000 for the upgrades in the <br />District's Athletic Fields Capital Project Ordinance. <br />The District installed bleachers last year at the football stadium and the baseball and <br />soccer fields at a cost of $265,000. The District paid for the seating from .the Athletic <br />i=fields Capital Project in accordance with the project ordinance approved by the County <br />Commissioners. Remaining ,project funds to complete restroom construction and tennis <br />court resurfacing equal $520,000 ($785,000 less $265,000). <br />The District recently received bids for the remaining components of the upgrades, and <br />they total $567,000 or $47,000 more than budget. The scope of the upgrades has <br />changed slightly due to the sharing of the entire campus including several of the playing <br />fields. The District requests that the Commissioners approve $47,000 in the Smith <br />Middle School/K-12 Campus project to complete the restrooms and tennis courts. It is <br />critical that the project begins as soon after the last day of this school year as possible in <br />order for it to remain on schedule and completed by the beginning of the upcoming <br />school year., <br />• Seawell Elementary Playground: As mentioned earlier in this abstract, relocation of the <br />playground at Seawell is necessary so that the new middle school's physical education <br />field can be sited appropriately. The cost to relocate the playground, including grading <br />work and installing protective ground coverings, totals $97,000. It is requested that the <br />Commissioners approve funds for this purpose. <br />Projecf Contingency Update: Included in the original project ordinance was $250,000 for <br />Contingency purposes. To date, it has been necessary for the District to use $31,000 <br />out of the account to cover unanticipated cost related to relocating electrical lines. As <br />contractors began work, they found that some buried electrical wires had to be relocated <br />in order for the project to comply with state electrical codes. The attached capital project <br />ordinance reflects the transfer of funds from the Contingency account to the <br />Construction line item. <br />