HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-17-2016-13-3 - Information Item - Memorandum Regarding Eubanks Road Waste & Recycling Center INFORMATION ITEM
To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management Director
Date: May 17, 2016
Subject: Information Request—Eubanks Road Waste & Recycling Center
On February 2, 2016, the County received bids for the Expansion and Renovation Project for the Eubanks
Road Waste and Recycling Center. Sealed bids were opened and evaluated and an apparent lower
bidder was identified. The lowest bid substantially exceeded the project budget ($3,175,858), thereby
delaying the project while alternative courses of action could be evaluated.
The County Manager agreed to a staff recommendation to make design adjustments using a different
engineering firm. The design adjustments will address changing the site layout to make it even more
closely resemble the Walnut Grove Church Road Waste & Recycling Center and will incorporate areas
where costs can be reduced or eliminated. The project will still use the building plans, DOT permit,
OWASA approvals, geotechnical reports, and other aspects of the work done by the original design firm
that are salvageable. Staff expects the revised layout, construction methods, and engineering approach
to reduce costs to within the existing project budget.
County staff and our new consultant have met twice with the Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department
to discuss the potential revisions to the plan. Planning Staff members have been very receptive to our
proposed changes and are working with us to move the project along as quickly as possible. The design
firm is targeting a rebid timeframe of the beginning part of July with an anticipated construction start
occurring in late August to mid-September.
Solid Waste Management will implement the previously discussed comprehensive notification and
education plan to inform users and the neighboring residences/businesses of construction plans and
temporary site operations.