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Title
Capital Project Amendment No.27CPA014 Appropriating $48,919,120 of Funding to Support the New Durham County Emergency Operations Center Capital Project (4730DC158); and Authorizing the Execution of the Construction Manager At-Risk Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract with Bordeaux Construction for the Construction of the Emergency Operations Center at a Total Amount Not-To-Exceed $45,422,037 (Base Bid, Alternates Plus Owner’s Contingency)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 14, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No.27CPA014 appropriating $48,919,120 of funding to support the new Durham County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Capital Project (4730DC158), and authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with Bordeaux Construction Company for the construction of the Emergency Operations Center at the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $44,099,065 (Base Bid, Alternates Plus Owner’s Contingency); as well as execute any other related contracts - including change orders if necessary - for a not-to-exceed budget of $45,422,037 (See Attachment 1). The remaining balance of funding outside of Bordeaux’s Construction Contract - $3,497,083 - will be used to purchase furnishings, fixtures and equipment, code required Construction Materials Testing/Special Inspections, network equipment, and other necessary occupancy requirements. Debt issuance and funding determinations will be finalized in the coming months.
Project #
Current Budget
INCREASE
Revised Budget
Emergency Operations Center (4730DC158)
$6,237,195
$48,919,120
$55,156,315
Summary
$6,237,195.00
$48,919,120.00
$55,156,315.00
On January 13, 2025, the BOCC awarded a Construction Manager at Risk (C, M @R) Pre-construction Services contract to Bordeaux Construction. The pre-construction services phase of the project was the first step in the Construction Manager at Risk process, during which the...
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