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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-19-2011 - Information Item 3 Orange County Capital Building Project Update As of March 31, 2011 This summary reflects current status of the following Orange County capital building projects: • Fairview Park • Twin Creeks Greenway Trail • Piedmont Food and Agriculture Processing Center • Health and Dental Clinic Renovations at the Whitted Human Services Center Additional information, including progress photographs, is located on the County website at www.co.orange.nc.us/construction. A. Fairview Park: Contractor: McQueen Construction, Bahama North Carolina Designer: Corley, Redfoot, Zack, Chapel Hill North Carolina Location: 195 Torain Street, Hillsborough North Carolina Budget: $1,615,023.00 Description: Construction of a 75 acre park in the Fairview community of Hillsborough, featuring a ball field, tennis courts, basketball courts, a picnic shelter, playground, and a walking track. This project received a grant from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ("PARTF"). Status: The project is complete and opened to the public on April 9, 2011. B. Twin Creeks Greenway Trail: Contractor: McQueen Construction, Bahama North Carolina Designer: Coulter, Jewell, Thames, PE, Durham North Carolina Location: Adjacent to Morris Grove Elementary School Budget: $1,979,457 Description: Construction of a .6 mile concrete greenway trail and bridge structure as part of the Twin Creeks Master Plan. This project received a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"). Status: The project is 98% complete. Final substantial completion inspections were satisfactorily conducted in mid March. This project is currently being closed out with NCDOT, the contract facilitator representing the ARRA funds. The greenway should be open for use in early May, 2011. C. Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center Contractor: Morlando Construction, Charlotte North Carolina Designer: Corley, Redfoot, Zack Architects, Chapel Hill North Carolina Location: 500 Valley Forge Road, Hillsborough NC Budget: $1,400,369.00 Description: Construction of a 10,000 square foot food processing facility that will provide adequate tools for local farmers and food entrepreneurs to prepare and sell their products to the local market. The facility is funded by grants from the Tobacco Trust Foundation, the Golden Leaf Foundation, Department of Energy (ARRA funds), the Specialty Crops Foundation, the NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust, and the Rural Advancement Foundation International Status: The project is 75% complete. The substantial completion date has moved to mid May from its scheduled completion date of April 18. The food service equipment will be installed near the end of May as well. D. Orange County Health and Dental Clinic Renovation Contractor: H.M. Kern Corporation, Charlotte North Carolina Designer: Corley, Redfoot, Zack Architects, Chapel Hill North Carolina Location: 300 West Tryon Street Budget: $1,470,000.00 Description: Renovation of the ground floor of Building A (former administrative offices) for the consolidated health clinic and. the upfit of Building B (current dental clinic) for expansion of consolidated services at the location. The project also includes structurally reinforcing the 1St and 2"d floor of building A as well as the installation of a whole building sprinkler system in Building A. Status: The project is 20% complete and on schedule. The project is being completed in two phases: Building A and then Building B. Demolition is complete in Building A; ongoing "rough-in" installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in continues. Building A is scheduled to be complete in late May, 2011, followed by the health department consolidation within Building A and the beginning of the Building B phase. Building B is scheduled to be complete in late July, 2011 and will be occupied by the consolidated dental operations moving in from the Carrboro location.