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Consideration of approval of a Supplemental Agreement with NCDOT to receive additional STP-DA Funds for Homestead Road Multi-Use Path and to amend the Capital Project Ordinance for the project.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board of Aldermen to consider approving a Supplemental Agreement with NCDOT for the Homestead Road-Chapel Hill High School Multi-Use Path to provide $212,000 of additional STP-DA funds to the project and to authorize a $53,000 local match.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Bergen Watterson - 919-918-7329; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327
INFORMATION: At the November 22, 2011 regular meeting, the Board of Aldermen awarded a contract for preliminary engineering to Kimley-Horn and Associates for the design of the Homestead Road Multi-use Path (TIP# U-4726-DE) also known as Phase 1B of the Bolin Creek Greenway. A copy of the Conceptual Master Plan for the Bolin Creek Greenway may be found at http://nc-carrboro.civicplus.com/739/Greenways.
On July 9, 2015 Town staff advertised the project and only received one bid. On October 8th, staff re-advertised the project and received three bids. The lowest bid, submitted by Fred Smith and Company, out of Raleigh, is more than $265,000 higher than the Engineer's estimate.
Town staff has an opportunity to seek additional monies from the MPO as part of the FY 2017 STP-DA and TAP funding for Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian projects. A request for $212,000 in additional funds would require $53,000 as the local 20% match; funding would be available in October of 2016. The additional funding would better enable the Town to select the low bidder and submit the appropriate documentation to NCDOT to request concurrence and formally award the contract to Fred Smith and Company.
A resolution authorizing the Town Manager to execute a Supplemental Agreement with updated terms and to allocate the additional monies for mat...
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