Item:
Title
Approval of Capital Project Amendment No.24CPA00024 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 24BCC00096 Appropriating $1,875,250 of Sewer Utility Fund Fund Balance and Transferring Those Funds to the New Chin Page Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Capital Project (SE064) to Fund $1.4M of Pre-Construction Services Costs with the Design-Build Firm Garney Companies, Inc. and Pay the $385,961 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Fee for the $19.3M Project Loan, as well as Authorize the County Manager to Execute the Contract with Garney Companies, Inc. and Any Related Contract Amendments Not To Exceed $1,875,250.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: May 13, 2024
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No.24CPA00024 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No.24BCC00096 appropriating $1,875,250 of Sewer Utility Fund Fund Balance and transferring those funds to the new Chin Page Road Life Station, Force Main and Outfall Capital Project (SE064) to fund pre-construction services with the design-build firm Garney Companies, Inc., in the amount of $1.4M; pay the $385,961 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Fee for the $19.3M project loan; and authorize the County Manager to execute the contract and any related contract amendments not-to-exceed $1,875,250.
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Project |
Current Budget |
Increase/Decrease |
Revised Budget |
Project Status |
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Chin Page Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Project (SE64) |
$ - |
$ 1,875,250.00 |
$ 1,875,250.00 |
NEW |
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 for the new Chin Page Road Lift Station and associated piping, which was recommended as part of a Preliminary Engineering Report to increase sewer capacity in the Northeast Creek basin. The basin 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.
This project has a delivery method of progressive design-build and involves building a 10.2 million gallon per day lift station with associated force main and gravity sewer.
DCo Engineering is using the progressive design-build delivery method on this project to expedite the delivery to meet the development needs. In 2013, the General Assembly enacted legislation authorizing three new contracting methods for public construction projects: design-build (DB), design-build bridging (DBB) and public private partnerships (P3). G.S. 143-128.1A is being followed for the procurement requirements associated with this project.
In response to RFQ #24-003 for Progressive Design Build Services, six (6) Statement of Qualifications were received. Garney Companies, Inc., teamed with Freese and Nichols, were deemed the most qualified team for the project.
The project will occur in phases. Phase I, for which we are requesting this approval, is 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 I will also result in the development of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).
Phase II, of which we will be seeking BOCC approval later, will include the actual construction.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This action is in accordance with Durham County Strategic Plan Goal 4: “Environmental Stewardship and Community Prosperity,” as this project will ensure a quality delivery of the Chin Page Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Project to promote economic development.
Resource Persons: Jay Gibson PE, Director of Engineering and Environmental Services; Stephanie Brixey, Deputy Director of Engineering and Environmental Services; Jerry Morrone, Project Manager, Vincent Chirichella, Sr. Project Manager
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Capital Project Amendment No.24CPA00024 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No.24BCC00096 appropriating $1,875,250 of Sewer Utility Fund Fund Balance and transferring those funds to the new Chin Page Road Life Station, Force Main and Outfall Capital Project (SE064) to fund pre-construction services with the design-build firm Garney Companies, Inc., in the amount of $1.4M; pay the $385,961 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Fee for the $19.3M project loan; and authorize the County Manager to execute the contract and any related contract amendments not-to-exceed $1,875,250.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________