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Rowan County awards $3.33 million contract for Rowan Community Center concourse renovation
Summary
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners voted May 4 to award a $3,331,999 contract to Holden Building Company for renovation of the Rowan Community Center concourse, approved a budget amendment to fund the project from the general fund, and adopted a capital project ordinance to hold the funds until project completion.
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners voted May 4 to award a $3,331,999 contract to Holden Building Company for the Rowan Community Center signage and concourse renovation and approved related budget and ordinance actions.
Darien Walker of ADW Architects described the project as replacing and upgrading exterior monument signs and adding wayfinding and interior concourse renovations that incorporate biophilic elements. Walker told the board the firm's estimator had originally calculated a total project cost of $6,573,589 but that bidding returned a lower award. "The total project cost came in for our estimator at $6,573,589," Walker said during the presentation. After bids, staff indicated the awarded contract to Holden Building Company is $3,331,999 and that alternate 2 (matching existing stone) was accepted at no cost while alternate 1 (tenant space demolition) was rejected.
County staff asked the board to take four actions on the project: (1) award the bid to the lowest responsive bidder, Holden Building Company, in the amount of $3,331,999; (2) approve the revised contract and authorize the county manager to execute it; (3) approve the attached budget amendment, funded from the general fund so the project will be paid in cash rather than financed; and (4) adopt the capital project ordinance to keep project funds in a restricted capital account until the project is complete. County Manager (staff) summarized the motions and called them sequentially; each motion carried on a voice vote with all commissioners saying "aye."
Staff said the county will not finance the project and will pay with general-fund cash transferred into a capital project account. Walker said the team aims to begin construction in mid-May. Furniture for the renovated concourse has not been designed yet and was described as illustrative in the presentation. The board recorded no separate amendments and adopted the capital project ordinance as presented.
The votes on the motions were taken by voice; the board approved the award, the contract authorization, the budget amendment and the capital project ordinance. Work is expected to begin in mid-May, with project management and contractor oversight handled through county procurement and project staff.
What happens next: staff will finalize contract execution and manage the procurement-to-construction schedule, and project financials will be tracked under the newly adopted capital project ordinance.
