As discussed at the May Board of Trustees meeting, the scope of this project must be reduced in order for the project to fit within the amended funding approved by the Alamance County Commissioner’s at their February 2022 meeting. A revised 3-1 will be recommended for approval at the June Board of Trustees meeting with a total revised budget of $3,536,070. A new 3-1 form for a new capital project, funded through SCIF funding, will be brought to the Board of Trustees June meeting for consideration. This new project will include the scope that had to be reduced from the County bond project. In the meantime, the design team continues to push forward with schematic design. The two projects, if approved, will be titled as follows:

- Main & Powell Buildings: Classroom/Lab Renovation and Nursing
Expansion Project $3,536,070
- Gee Building: First Floor and Library Renovation/Childcare Updates
Project $1,400,000

Alamance Community College expects the county bond project to bid in November with construction commencing in late December/early January. The SCIF project timeline will be finalized once a new design contract is established. As a reminder, HH Architecture is currently completing a feasibility study for the College to help determine the most appropriate use for the annual SCIF funding. Scope currently being reviewed includes improvements to the exterior of the DC campus, Main Building classroom renovations and creation of a Wellness Center for the campus.

At the County Commissioner’s February 21st meeting, the Commissioners approved amending the budget for this project through a $500,000 fund transfer from ACC’s capital reserves, but did not provide the additional funding required for the full project. The project budget was reduced by $903,930. College administration has been working with the design team to better solidify cost estimates for the project and identify scope that is currently not funded. In doing so, the estimator for the design team (a third party firm) has developed a cost estimate, including expected escalation, totaling $5,364,236. The current available funding for the project through County funding is $3,536,070. A recommendation will be made to either reduce the project scope to fit within the funding available through the County or consider adding an additional $1.4 million in funding to the project through State Capital and Infrastructure Funds (SCIF).

End-user groups have held their first meeting with the design team to help refine the scope of the project. The design team will be conducting on-site visits to the spaces involved in this project in early January to gather more detailed scope and existing conditions information. The project is on track for a construction start of December 2022/January 2023. This will be a phased project since all areas to be renovated are currently occupied and operational.

A successful Stakeholder Committee kick-off meeting was held on October 25th with key committee members providing excellent visionary feedback for the project to the design team. Smaller stakeholder work groups will now work with the designers in refining the scope of the project. The project is on track for a construction start of December 2022/January 2023. This will be a phased project since all areas to be renovated are currently occupied and operational.

College administration is currently working with the State Construction Office to finalize the design contract. A stakeholder kick-off meeting is being coordinated for late October.

The Childcare and Instructional Space projects have been combined into one project. The goal is that January/February will be a target for the Capital Project Ordinance and Form 3-1 to be approved by the Board of Commissioners. Additionally, the project manager process and selection will be updated at the Building and Grounds Committee Meeting this spring.

While there has been no action taken regarding the Childcare Center, the project will modernize the space to today's early childhood education standards and will create an additional 1,000-2,000 square feet.

On November 6, 2018, the voters of Alamance County approved a bond referendum in the
amount of $39.6 million for Alamance Community College. The bond referendum was for
multiple renovation and construction projects. The Childcare Renovation project is estimated to
cost $1,000,000.

On Monday, August 5, 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved a bond reimbursement resolution which will advance Alamance Community College $165,500 for the
cost of architectural services and other up-front costs as needed. The County will be reimbursed
from bond proceeds once the bonds are sold. The estimated bond sale date for this project is during Fiscal Year 2022.