HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 197 01/31/2012 2010-2012REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: January 31, 2012
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 8:33 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 541/Bill 176
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill 176, reports as follows:
Bill 176, transmitted by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 541, dated
January 12, 2012, amends Ordinance No. 11-60, as amended, relating to public improvements
and financing thereof for the fiscal year July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, by adding the following
projects:
PUBLIC WORKS:
Reed's Island Bridge Structural Rehabilitation - Federal
(110.399.5395.98) $ 5,046,000
Reed's Island Bridge Structural Rehabilitation — County $ 1,262,000
(110.399.5395.99)
Funds for this appropriation increase shall be provided from:
Federal Grants Receivable $ 5,046,000
General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund —
Fund Balance and/or other Sources $ 1,262,000
This proposed bill adds the project titled "Reed's Island Bridge Structural Rehabilitation", and
appropriating $6,308,000 to the Capital Budget of which $5,046,000 is provided by federal
funding sources, and $1,262,000 by the County. The Department of Public Works indicates that
the Reed's Island Rehabilitation project is intended to strengthen the bridge to meet current truck
and lateral seismic design loads as prescribed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
The existing wooden bridge deck will be replaced by a combination of wide -flanged steel beams
and structural grating deck. Concrete rock anchors and micropiles will be installed beneath the
existing bridge foundation and abutments to strengthen and increase vertical and horizontal load
resistance capacity. Lateral structural steel bracing members will be installed to enable the
bridge to resist earthquake design forces. Additionally, special steel coatings and hot dip
galvanizing will be applied to the structural steel members to protect and extend service life.
Pursuant to Section 10-6(d), Hawai'i County Charter, the Council may amend the Capital Budget
for this fiscal year by a two-thirds vote.
FC Report No. 197