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Discussion of Phase 1B Bolin Creek Multi-use Path Alignment and Design and Construction Contracts
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to provide the Board of Aldermen an opportunity to consider the schedule and cost implications of modifying the design and/or alignment of the multi-use path and decide on further exploration of alternatives.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning, Town Manager, Town Attorney
CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327; pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Robert Hornik - 919-929-3905; hornik@broughlawfirm.com; David Andrews - 919-918-7315; dandrews@townofcarrboro.org; Christina Moon- 919-918-7325; cmoon@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: On May 17, 2016, the Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution specifying next steps associated with Phase 1B of the Bolin Creek Greenway (Attachment A), also described as the Homestead-Chapel Hill High School Multi-use Path and State of North Carolina Transportation Improvement Project U-4726DE.
Project partners, including representatives of Fred Smith Construction, Kimley-Horn Engineering, Summit Engineering, UNC Chapel Hill, CHCCS, NCDOT, OWASA, and Town staff participated in a conference call on May 26th to discuss the Board's resolution and the status of the project. Attorneys Tom Cors, Dick Ludington, Dickson Phillips, and Nick Torrey were notified of the call, but are not known to have participated. The call focused on determining how the Board's resolution informed the initiation of work on the project and revealed that the interest in exploring the alternative surface material and alignment would alter the planned construction activities and route so that Fred Smith would need to revise its construction schedule. Additional costs associated with the potential realignment were also noted. Since the schedule is incorporated with the notice to proceed, it was evident that issuance of the notice to proceed could not occur until the Town was clear on whether it would underta...
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