DB01A
Historic St. Mary’s City Commission
Waterfront Site Improvements (St. Mary’s County)
Recommendation: Approve with additional
GO Bonds $58,000
funds for construction.
Bill Text: Provide funds to design a new pathway to the Maryland Dove Waterfront Site.
Project Description: Construct a new pathway down a 30-foot steep embankment to the Maryland
Dove, a recreation of a 17th-century square-rigged ship. The new pathway will be an in-grade,
asphalt-surfaced pathway with switchbacks, which will accommodate children’s strollers and
wheelchairs. The project includes removing overgrown vegetation, burying power lines, adding
safety lights and guardrails, and placing interpretive signs along the pathway.
Comments: The Historic St. Mary’s City Commission (HSMCC) is requesting $58,000 in fiscal
2004 for planning that was deferred from fiscal 2003. The Maryland State Highway Administration
(MSHA), Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Commission, and the Maryland Department of Natural
Resources have selected this site as an environmental wetlands mitigation project. They have
collaborated with HSMCC to provide partial survey of the Maryland Dove Site area and will assist
with site engineering, resulting in a lower construction cost for the pathway. HSMCC expects that
the Maryland State Highway Administration will contribute $40,000 for mitigation and planting.
The Maryland Dove Site is part of the Maryland Heritage Project (MHP), a joint multi-year
capital improvement program between HSMCC and St. Mary’s College of Maryland, adopted in
December 1999. The MHP plan includes projects that benefit both the college and HSMCC. This
project was included in the fiscal 2003 Capital Improvement Program as part of the MHP initiative
but was deferred until fiscal 2004.
For further information contact: Jessica E. Jordan Phone: (410) 946-5530
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Project Data
($ in Millions)
Prior 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Description Authorization Request Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate
Planning $0.000 $0.250 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000
Total $0.000 $0.250 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000
Total Project Cost: $250,000
Approved Program Plan: Yes Estimated Completion Date: March 2005
Recommended Actions
Approve with additional funds in the amount of $192,000 for constructions costs.
Funding for planning ($12,000) and construction costs ($238,000) is recommended in fiscal 2004
for several reasons. The project is currently ahead of schedule and in the last year’s Capital
Improvement Program (CIP), construction was originally planned for fiscal 2004. If funding is made
available, the project can be completed in fiscal 2004 at a lower cost than originally estimated, at
$250,000 rather than $400,000 later, because of substantial progress that is being made by the MSHA
in clearing the river embankment. The project should continue moving forward due to other available
funds and agency efforts: funds totaling $43,500 are available from previous capital projects that can
be used for archeology and power line burial as part of the construction work. HSMCC also received
a $12,000 grant from the local garden club that they will apply to this project. This path is the only
access to the Maryland Dove site and is host to approximately 40,000 visitors each year.
Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 are the comparison cost estimate worksheets. If the project is fully
funded in fiscal 2004, the costs are shown in Appendix 2.
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Appendix 1
Capital Project Cost Estimate Worksheet
Department: Historic St. Mary’s City Commission
Project Number: DB01A
Project Title: Maryland Dove Waterfront Site Improvements
Analyst: Jessica E. Jordan
Structure
New Construction: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
New Construction: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
Renovation: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
Renovation: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
Built-in Equipment 0
Demolition 0
Information Technology 0 GSF X $0.00 GSF = 0
Telecommunications 0
Miscellaneous-Other Site Preparation and paving 158,000
Miscellaneous-Other Storm Water Management 10,000
Miscellaneous-Other Landscaping/Signage/Guardrails 42,000
SUBTOTAL 210,000
Regional Factor: 110.0% 21,000
SUBTOTAL 231,000
Escalation to midpoint: 2.92 Yrs. X 4.3% = 12.67% 29,260
TOTAL COST OF STRUCTURE (Bid Cost) 260,260
Site Work and Utilities
Site Improvements: 0 + regional factor + mid-point escalation 0
Utilities: 34,000 + regional factor + mid-point escalation 42,137
PROJECT SUBTOTAL (Bid Cost) 302,397
Fees and Miscellaneous Costs
Green Building Premium 0.0% 0
Total Construction Contingency 5.0% 15,090
Inspection Cost: 4.6% 13,890
Miscellaneous: Archeology 15,000
Miscellaneous: CPM/Schedule 9,000
Miscellaneous: 0
A/E Fee through construction phase @ 12.9% 42,790
TOTAL COST OF PROJECT 398,167
Base cost per new square foot $0
Adjusted cost per new square foot (incl. escalation, contingencies & Green Bldg.) $0
Base cost per renovated square foot $0
Adjusted cost per renovated square foot (incl. escalation, conting. & Green Bldg.) $0
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Appendix 2
Capital Project Cost Estimate Worksheet
Department: Historic St. Mary’s City Commission
Project Number: DB01A
Project Title: Waterfront Site Improvements
Analyst: Jessica E. Jordan
Structure
New Construction: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
New Construction: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
Renovation: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
Renovation: 0 Sq. Ft. X $0.00 Sq. Ft. = 0
Built-in Equipment 0
Demolition 0
Information Technology 0 GSF X $0.00 GSF = 0
Telecommunications 0
Miscellaneous-Other Site preparation 38,000
Miscellaneous-Other Paving 105,000
Miscellaneous-Other Storm water management 6,000
SUBTOTAL 149,000
Regional Factor: 110.0% 14,900
SUBTOTAL 163,900
Escalation to midpoint: 2.92 Yrs. X 4.3% = 12.67% 20,761
TOTAL COST OF STRUCTURE (Bid Cost) 184,661
Site Work and Utilities
Site Improvements: 0 + regional factor + mid-point escalation 0
Utilities: 25,000 + regional factor + mid-point escalation 30,983
PROJECT SUBTOTAL (Bid Cost) 215,644
Fees and Miscellaneous Costs
Green Building Premium 0.0% 0
Total Construction Contingency 4.9% 10,475
Inspection Cost: 4.5% 9,637
Miscellaneous: CPM/Schedule 8,000
Miscellaneous: 0
Miscellaneous: 0
A/E Fee through construction phase @ 5.2% 12,151
TOTAL COST OF PROJECT 255,907
Base cost per new square foot $0
Adjusted cost per new square foot (incl. escalation, contingencies & Green Bldg.) $0
Base cost per renovated square foot $0
Adjusted cost per renovated square foot (incl. escalation, conting. & Green Bldg.) $0
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