Town of Webster Highway Department Project Budget Update and Salt Barn Discussion
Project Update
MAIN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 75% COMPLETE
PROJECTED SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION JANUARY 2025
CLIFF E. JONES UPGRADES 95% COMPLETE
Current Budget Status New Highway Building / Cliff E. Jones Project Incidentals Project Contingency
$ 17,380,948 $ 3,823,685 $ 425,000
Total
$ 21,629,633
Approved Bond Amount
$ 28,250,000
Current Amount Under Budget
$6,620,367
New 82,000 Sf clear span building with truck parking, maintenance bays, staff facilities and office space. Cliff E. Jones Utility upgrades and Contracted sprinklers. Scope
Original Scope
Need
The original project scope, presented on February 9, 2023, included the replacement of the existing Salt Barn. It was removed from the scope to ensure the bid package was as minimal as possible for budget protection. The salt barn now 40 years old and approaching the end of its useful life. The new barn would be built with corrosion resistant materials and be slightly larger than the existing barn to serve the current and future size of Webster. The existing barn would stay in place for the time being and be utilized for dry storage to other items like topsoil for the duration of its useful life.
Recently the Town went through an EPA audit. During the audit it was noted by agents that the current practice of rinsing large debris, dirt, stone, etc. from the trucks outside and allowing the runoff from that activity to flow overland Additional an adjacent ditch was a practice that could be improved. To improve this Scope situation the truck washout would need to be put inside an additional building. *Scope: The term scope, used throughout this presentation, is a list of construction activities that are to be completed as a part of the project.
Proposed Scope and Improvements
New Salt Barn Existing Salt Barn
Salt Barn
Wood framed structure with steel framed lean-to Concrete push walls and foundation Improved Lighting Improved functionality Increased storage capacity Updated utilities
Truck Washout Building
Improved water quality, EPA / MS4 More efficient washout Improved washout operation (Winter) Reduced maintenance on interior plumbing inside the new main building.
New Truck Washout
Cliff E Jones Building New Highway Facility
Budget Estimates Salt Barn Truck Washout Building Incidentals TOTAL
$ 1,721,206 $ 750,000 $ 250,000 $ 2,721,206
1. Ever increasing cost of labor and Materials, cost will never be cheaper.
Benefits to Contract NOW
2. Construction management efficiencies, overlap with current project. 3. Bid Schedule – Winter 4. Motivated Contractors, from current project. 5. Site layout and timing, clean.
Estimated Final Budget New Highway Building / Cliff Jones Salt Barn Truck Washout Salt Barn / Truck Washout Incidentals Total
$ 21,629,633 $ 1,721,206 $ 750,000 $ 250,000 $ 24,350,839
Approved Bond Amount
$ 28,250,000
Estimated Amount Under Budget $3,899,161
Next Steps • Salt Barn: • Enter a professional services contract to finalize design plans and create bid documents. • Advertise Bid. • Award bids and construct.
• Truck Washout Building:
• Enter a professional services contract to design the building and create bid documents. • Amend the current Bond language to include the building. • Complete a minor SEQR amendment to include the building. • Bid and construct.
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