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Capital Project Amendment No. 20CPA000007 - Appropriating $3,330,530 of Limited Obligation Bonds (LOBS) funding to the New EMS Station #1 Project and reclassing County Contribution Funding in the amount of $1,081,340.31 to Limited Obligation Bonds (LOBS) for a total LOBS Funding of $4,411,870.31 and Execution of a Construction Contract with Engineered Construction Company for the New EMS Station #1 Project No. 44103100DC132
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Date of BOCC Meeting: October 14, 2019
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No. 20CPA000007, appropriating $3,330,530 into the EMS Station #1 Capital Project Account (See Attachment 1, Page 1) and to authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with Engineered Construction Company to provide construction services for the New EMS Station #1, located at 402 Stadium Drive, Durham, in the amount of $3,661,780.00 (Base Bid plus Alternate G2), and to execute any other related contracts including change orders, if necessary, not to exceed the project budget of $5,029,029.
(See Attachment 3, Pages 1-2).
An Invitation for Bids (IFB) for construction services for this work was advertised on July 7, 2019 and bids were received on August 21, 2019. Five (5) bids were received. The lowest bid was received from Engineered Construction Company in the amount of $3,661,780.00 for the base bid plus Alternate G2. (See Attachment 2, Pages 1-15.). For M/WBE participation information, see Attachment 4, Page 1.
In order to maintain effective EMS coverage during the construction period, a leased office space in a nearby office park is being negotiated as a temporary EMS space housing two EMS crews, vehicles and a supervisor. Having this space allows us to maintain our response time standards. The expectation is that this lease will be finalized and brought forward at an upcoming October meeting for approval.
The Engineering & Environmental Services Department h...
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