Item:
Title
Approval of Capital Project Amendment No. 27CPA091 Appropriating $49,245,841 to the Chin Page Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Project (SE064) Increasing the Total Project Budget to $52,321,091; as well as Approve the County Manager to Enter Into a Contract Amendment with Garney Companies, Inc., to Provide Construction Services in the Amount of $46,983,993 Bringing the Total Contract Amount from $1,400,000 to $48,383,993
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Date of BOCC Meeting: November 9, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No. 27CPA019 appropriating $49,245.841 to the Chin Page Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Project (SE064). The additional funding for this project comes from two sources:
State Revolving Loan $19,298,025
Future Revenue Bonds $29,947,816
Total: $49,245,841
The Board is also requested to authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract amendment (FR 25-145) with the design-build firm Garney Companies, Inc., to provide construction services in the amount of $46,983,993, bringing the total contract amount from $1,400,000 to $48,383,993.
A new Chin Page Road Lift Station and associated piping was recommended as part of a Preliminary Engineering Report to increase sewer capacity in the Northeast Creek basin, which consists of the majority of Research Triangle Park (RTP) and surrounding areas. The current sewer infrastructure in this basin does not have sufficient capacity for proposed development, re-development, and future flows anticipated from the recently adopted Durham City-County Comprehensive Plan. Durham County (DCo) Engineering applied for and received approval from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) - Division of Water Infrastructure (DWI) for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan in the amount of $19,298,025.
The project was broken into two phases. Phase 1, which is complete, was for the lift station, force main, and sewer outfall field evaluations, permitting/encroachment and associated preliminary activities like flow projections, siting, right-of-way analysis, surveying, subsurface utility surveys, geotechnical services, and detailed design. Phase 1 resulted in the development of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). This approval covers Phase 2, which includes all construction. GMP is attached.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Durham County Strategic Goal: Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment as this project will increase sewer capacity to prevent sanitary sewer overflows and support economic development by meeting the sewer demands resulting from development and redevelopment.
Resource Persons: Jay Gibson PE, Director of Engineering and Environmental Services; Stephanie Brixey, Deputy Director of Engineering and Environmental Services; Vincent Chirichella, Sr. Project Manager; David Ades, Assistant Director of Budget & Management Services
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Capital Project Amendment No. 27CPA019 appropriating $49,245.841 to the Chin Page Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Project (SE064). The Board is also requested to authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract amendment (FR 25-145) with the design-build firm Garney Companies, Inc., to provide construction services in the amount of $46,983,993.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________