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1 <br /> ORD-2026-005 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 17, 2026 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-h <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of Budget Amendment #7-A to Fund the Reimbursement to the Town <br /> of Carrboro for the Completion of Drakeford Library Complex and Two Facility <br /> Improvements <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services <br /> (AMS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Year-to-Date Budget Summary Alan Dorman, AMS Director, 919-245- <br /> 2627 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve Budget Amendment #7-A to fund a reimbursement to the Town of <br /> Carrboro for the completion of the Drakeford Library Complex and to also fund two (2) facility <br /> improvements. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its March 15, 2022 Business meeting, the Board approved a project budget <br /> for the Drakeford Library Complex at a total cost of $22,218,882.31, which represented 55.58% <br /> of the total cost of construction of the facility. The $22,218,882.31 included the construction cost <br /> for the facilty, as well as design fees, furniture and equipment, and owner's contingency. <br /> Total Construction and CMAR $19,202,063.00 <br /> Design Fees $1,252,236.31 <br /> Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment $802,225.00 <br /> Owner's Contingency $962,358.00 <br /> Total $22,218,882.31 <br /> Barnhill Contract <br /> During construction, Orange County and Carrboro agreed to increase the project's cost through <br /> the change order process. The total cost of change orders approved by the County was $398,372, <br /> with those costs covered by the Board-approved owner's contingency. Approved change orders <br /> were related to safety items or items missed during the design process. As an example, there was <br /> an approved change order of$88,571 to install fencing around the bio-retention cells located near <br /> the main entrance. Bio-retention cells are used to slow down stormwater run-off from the facility <br /> entering the town's stormwater system. <br /> Perkins and Will Contract <br /> When working with the Town of Carrboro to close out the project, a difference was identified <br /> between the amount listed in the table for design fees — $1,252,236.31 — in the March 15, 2022 <br />