STAFF REPORT
Operations Committee, August 7, 2008
Request
for Additional Funding – White Oak and Bachelor Branch Interceptor and Pump
Station Elimination Projects
(EN09-005)
Request for additional funding to complete the White Oak Interceptor Project
Speaker: Mr. Tim Bailey
From: Tim Bailey, PE, Engineering Director
Prepared by: Jarrod A. Buchanan, PE, Engineer
Approved by: William B. Coleman, Jr., Town Manager
Approved by: Benjamin T. Shivar, Assistant Town Manager
Staff requests additional funding for additional work to the White Oak and Bachelor Branch Interceptor and Pump Station Elimination Projects. The Engineering Department prepared the design plans and contract specifications for the additional work, and will conduct construction administration and inspections throughout construction.
Remaining work includes the addition of a sluice gate manhole and modifications to the White Oak Pump Station, which will allow the Town’s Public Works Department to direct the wastewater to either the new White Oak Interceptor or the White Oak Pump Station. This capability will allow the Public Works Department to regulate the amount of flow between the two river basins, meeting the Town’s Inter-Basin Transfer requirements, while also ensuring that the amount of wastewater going to the Durham County Triangle WWTP does not surpass the amount specified in the contract.
Fiscal Impact: A total of $4,468,107 has been appropriated to date to Project SW1098. At present, there are not sufficient funds in the construction account to complete the project. An additional $75,200 is needed to complete the project.
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends funds in the amount of $75,200 be transferred from the Green Level Interceptor Project (SW1130), which currently has a budget of $5,775,000, to the White Oak and Bachelor Branch Interceptor and Pump Station Elimination Project (SW1098). The scope of the Green Level Interceptor Project (SW1130) has been reduced by various other projects in the area. The remaining balance after the requested transfer will be sufficient for the current remaining scope.