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Approval of Capital Project Amendment No. 25CPA027 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No.25BCC059 Reducing $3,135,308 of Sewer Utility Enterprise Fund Fund Balance Allocated for the Slater Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Capital Project, Transferring $3,135,308 of Budgeted ARPA Funding to the Slater Road Capital Project. The project budget will remain $22,349,654.00
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 9, 2024
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is Requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No.25CPA027 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 25BCC059, reducing $3,135,308 of Sewer Utility Enterprise Fund Fund Balance allocated to the Slater Road Lift Station, Force Main and Outfall Capital Project, as well as transferring $3,135,308 of budgeted ARPA funding to the project. The project budget remains $22,349,654. The action represents a project reconciliation resultant from additional ARPA funds allocated to support the project expenses. The project was initially approved during the November 12, 2024, Board of County Commissioners meeting.
Durham County Capital Projects
Current Budget
Increase/Decrease
Updated Budget
Slater Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall Capital Project (41301310DC001)
$ 22,349,654.00
$ 0
$ 22,349,654.00
TOTAL
$ 22,349,654.00
$ 0
$ 22,349,654.00
A relocated and upgraded Slater Road Lift Station (LS) was recommended in a preliminary engineering report. Upgrades to the LS will increase sewer capacity in the Northeast Creek basin, as well as improve reliability and ease of maintenance. The Slater Road LS was constructed in 1983.
Relocation of the Slater Road LS is recommended for the following reasons:
* The current location lies within Wake County, and customers served in this area can still be served by a gravity system that flows to the relocation point.
* By moving the LS west of I-540, the force main underneath I-540 can be abandoned, thereby eliminating a potential catastrophic l...
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