Item:
Title
Approval of Capital Project Amendment No.24CPA00020 to Reduce the County Courthouse Elevator Repair Capital Project (4190DC085) to $0 through a $91,495.36 Reduction in PAYGO Funding, and Appropriate $91,495.36 in PAYGO Funding to the New Ongoing Facilities Systems Capital Project (4190DC087) to Begin the Upgrade and Replacement of the Durham County Detention Center Fire Alarm System Devices
Body
Date of BOCC Meeting: April 8, 2024
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No.24CPA00020 to reduce the County Courthouse Elevator Repair Capital Project (4190DC085) to $0 through a $91,495.36 reduction in PAYGO funding, and appropriate $91,495.36 in PAYGO funding to the New Ongoing Facilities Systems Capital Project (4190DC087) to begin the upgrade and replacement of the Durham County Detention Center fire alarm system devices.
Project
Current Budget
Increase/Decrease
Revised Budget
Project Status
County Courthouse Elevator Repair Capital Project (4190DC085)
$ 231,495.36
$ (91,495.36)
$ 140,000.00
Amended
Ongoing Facilities Systems Capital Project (4190DC087)
$ -
$ 91,495.36
$ 91,495.36
NEW
The Detention Center needs to replace its fire alarm system. The current smoke detectors are no longer manufactured and very difficult to procure due to their scarcity. Also, their cost has been driven up due to lack of inventory. The new Facilities Systems Capital Project will phase in the existing smoke detectors, and those smoke detectors that are removed will be kept for replacement purposes on the remaining floors until all are replaced. The Courthouse Elevator Repair Capital project is complete and will not require any additional capital funding.
Funding has been requested for the Facilities Systems project for the replacement of the fire alarm system devices and other electrical and plumbing systems.
Alignment with Strategi...
Click here for full text