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November 15, 2010 (Regular Meeting) Page 212 $ 8,356,218 Construction Bid $ 2,848,881 Furniture, medical equipment, information technology, signage, artwork $ 565,466 Professional fees (architect /engineering) $ 2,500,000 Land acquisition (Dale Earnhardt Blvd @Highway 3 - approx 2 miles from current site on Cannon Blvd) $ 729,435 Project Contingency $15,000,000 Total Budget Description: The Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) is currently in antiquated, inadequate rented space (part of a former K -Mart- anchored shopping center) located about 2 miles from the proposed site in downtown Kannapolis at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC). As designed, this new three -story building will include 61,000 square feet of space. Clearly a pressing need is for the CHA to find more permanent functional space for its daily operations. More importantly, the CHA needs to be located at the NCRC to be in a position to work closely with the eight public and private universities on the Campus. The CHA and NCRC universities will work extensively on clinical trials related to chronic diseases which are disproportionate among the indigent clients the CHA serves. The vicious cycle of poverty and poor health has gone on too long without appropriate research and study and this opportunity will allow this health disparity issue to be addressed in an applied research environment. In this case, proximity of the research associations is critical. This unique connection between the NCRC and the CHA will also create synergies in the treatment of CHA patients with the research that is being done by other organizations on the Campus. In summary; proximity to the NCRC is important for both research and patient care purposes. The location of the CHA to this site in downtown Kannapolis will also create jobs and will have other positive economic impacts. The CHA has annual salary expenditures of about $14.5 million for its 214 employees. Those jobs bring desperately needed disposable income to downtown Kannapolis to help support retail and service sectors of the local economy. Upon completion of the new building, the CHA will immediately add an additional 10 employees to its dental program. Furthermore, for the next several years, the CHA is planning to add an average of 10 jobs per year as a direct result of the expanded space availability the new building will create. Those jobs are not possible without the new building. The City will need to own this building for the duration of the debt at which time it will be transferred to the CHA or the County. CHA will be responsible for construction and all maintenance and operating expenses during the life of the debt. Status: The building and site design are completed. A construction bid was awarded in FY 09. The contractor has agreed to extend the bid amount through the end of FY 2010 to accommodate the TIF/COPs funding. Two small tracts have already been purchased. The remainder of the land acquisition is pending funding approval. Downtown Water System Replacement Budget: $1,731,000 (amount to be funded by COPS - an additional $446,000 in federal grants were awarded to the City to support the project). Description: This project is part of a comprehensive infrastructure improvement plan in the downtown area of Kannapolis. Streets included are Oak Avenue, West Ave., First St., "A" St., "B" St, and Vance St. Includes the relocation of public water into the streets and abandoning certain public lines from under buildings in the downtown area. The project includes reconnection of existing services and will provide needed fire protection in the downtown fire district. When the checkerboard water tower was removed for the NCRC construction, temporary fire protection was put into place. This project replaces that temporary fire protection system.