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Amendment to Capital Project Ordinance for the Morgan Creek Greenway and Authorization for Contract Amendment
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to provide the Board of Aldermen with an opportunity to consider appropriating $250,000 from the Bond Fund to the Morgan Creek Greenway project for design and contingency and authorize an amendment for design and engineering services.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning, Finance
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org <mailto:pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org>, 919-918-7327; Arche McAdoo, amcadoo@townofcarrboro.org <mailto:amcadoo@townofcarrboro.org>, 919-918-7439
INFORMATION: Coulter, Jewell, Thames, Inc. (CJT) has been working with the Town on the completion of the project design. Flood impacts associated with trail crossings of Morgan Creek have added time and costs to the project. The attached ordinance (Attachment A) includes amendments to increase design costs by $20,000 and to provide approximately 13 percent of the total project costs for contingency related to construction. The ordinance also authorizes the Town Manager to execute a contract amendment with CJT.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: The fiscal impact of the recommended action is the allocation of $250,000 in Bond funds from projects that were completed under budget.
RECOMMENDATION:r It is recommended that the Board of Aldermen approve the amendment to the Morgan Creek Greenway Capital Project Ordinance transferring funds from the Bond Fund to the Morgan Creek Greenway project (Attachment A) and authorizing the Town Manager to execute a contract amendment with CJT.