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Capital Project Amendment No. 20CPA000015 - Appropriating $10,029,049 to the Administration Building I Renovation Project No. 4730DC137 with Funding Source of Limited Obligation Bonds (LOBs) Funding and approve the Execution of the Construction Contract with Resolute Building Company for the Durham County Administration 1 Building Renovations Project No.: 4730DC137.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 9, 2019
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The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No. 20CPA0000015 appropriating $10,029,049 to the Administration Building I Renovation Capital Project and to authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with Resolute Building Company of Chapel Hill, N.C. for the construction of renovations to the Durham County Administration 1 Building, located at 200 E. Main Street, Durham, in the negotiated amount of $8,410,000.00 (Base bid as negotiated for Phase 1 and 2 only) and to execute any other related contracts including change orders, if necessary, not to exceed the current construction budget of $8,914,000.00 (See Attachment 2, Pages 1 - 15).
General Fund dollars will fund purchases made before future financing of Limited Obligation Bonds (LOBs) funds are available through an interfund loan not to exceed $10,029,049 and will be reimbursed/repaid as the financing funds become available.
The construction of the Durham County Administration 1 Building Renovations project was advertised in local newspapers on June 11, 2019. A pre-bid conference was held on June 19, 2019 and a bid opening was held on July 25, 2019. No bids were received. The project was re-advertised for bid (IFB 20-001R1) on July 1, 2019, and three (3) bids were received on August 20, 2019. Resolute Building Company submitted the lowest base bid of $10,970,300.00 plus an additional $1,121,675.00 for the Alternates, totaling $12,091,975.00 (Base bid plus Alternates).
Due to the strong construction market, comb...
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