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County secures $4.13M addition for Borden Tunnel, bids total $8.75M; award contingent on state concurrence
Summary
Public works staff said State Highway's Carbon Reduction Program supplied $4,132,681 in additional funding for Borden Tunnel rehab on the Great Allegheny Passage, bringing total project funding to $7,756,477; the low bid opened at $8,753,021 and award is contingent on SHA concurrence.
Public works staff told commissioners they had secured an additional $4,132,681 through the Carbon Reduction Program to cover a large shortfall for the Borden Tunnel rehabilitation on the Great Allegheny Passage. "The amount that we are receiving is $4,132,681," the presenter said.
Staff said the additional award supplements an original $3.6 million MOU and raises total available funding to $7,756,477; local match obligations of a little over $1,000,000 remain. Bids opened late May and the apparent low bid for the base work and alternates came in at $8,753,021. Staff recommended the board approve signature of the first MOU amendment and approve award contingent on State Highway Administration concurrence; commissioners voted to authorize signatures and contingent contract actions.
Why this matters: A multi-million-dollar shortfall had threatened the project; the added state funding reduces the county's local-match pressure but leaves a small shortfall and the award remains conditional on state concurrence with federal/state grant terms.
