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203 South Greensboro Project - Resolution and Updated Capital Project Ordinance Relating to Site Plan and Design Development Cost Estimate
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to consider approval of a resolution related to the site plan and updated capital project ordinance for the 203 Project.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Manager, Planning, Finance, Public Works
CONTACT INFORMATION: David Andrews, 919-918-7315, dandrews@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Arche McAdoo, 919-918-7439, amcadoo@townofcarrboro.org; Ben Schmadeke, 919-918-7424, bschmadeke@townofcarrboro.org; Marty Roupe, 919-918-7333, mroupe@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: A public hearing was held on June 15th for review of the site plan and design development cost estimate for the 203 Project. The 203 Project is a collaborative effort of the Town of Carrboro and Orange County to develop a new public building and associated parking on Town property at 203 S. Greensboro Street. The new building will house the Orange County Southern Branch Library, the Town of Carrboro Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Resources programs, WCOM Radio, the Orange County Skills Development Center, and more. See 203Project.org for more details.
The project status is as follows:
1) The site plan has been found in compliance with applicable Land Use Ordinance provisions, with some flexibility noted in relation to screening, and tree canopy. A resolution approving the site plan is provided (Attachment A); and
2) The design development cost estimate is approximately $1M higher than the current project budget of $27,638,255.00. The value engineering process to reduce costs is ongoing; and
3) An updated capital project ordinance that increases the project budget to reflect the current level of County funding from March is provided (Attachment B). After value engineering is complete, should ongoing cost estimating and bidding later in the year result in a project cost e...
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