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• yLegal cost estimates were provided by the Town . This adjusted estimate was used in the master plan opinion of probable cost .
• yIt is assumed that the Town will enter into a right of way agreement with applicable utility owners for the installation of new underground cabling and equipment within the Town and / or State road right of way .
• yThe opinion of cost for the program assumes that the Town will construct various drainage , roadway and sanitary infrastructure elements concurrently with this program to realize shared costs related to roadway restoration . Where these infrastructure elements were able to be predicted and recommended for inclusion into the undergrounding program , savings related to shared paving costs have been accounted for in the pavement management program .
• yThis opinion of cost assumes that other utilities such as the City of West Palm Beach ( watermain ) and Florida Public Utilities ( gas ) will also want to construct infrastructure improvements concurrently with the undergrounding program . Where these infrastructure elements were able to be predicted and recommended for inclusion into the undergrounding program , savings
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related to shared paving costs have been accounted for in the pavement management program .
• yConduit has been assumed to be provided by the Town for all feeder , primary , and mainline installations in the rightof-way and on easements . Conduit for FPL service to the meter is included . It is further assumed that approximately 10 % of the service drops can be intercepted at an existing front street handhole thus eliminating the need to install conduit to the meter . Direct bury cable for cable and telephone was assumed for all cable and telephone services on private property . Additional and / or spare conduits for future infrastructure needs or improvements have not been included in this opinion of cost .
• yThe opinion of cost includes landscape screening of new equipment along one side to screen it from the public right of way .
y • Roadways disturbed by the undergrounding will require trench repair and milling and resurfacing of the disturbed pavement in accordance with the Town ’ s Code of Ordinances . Roadway repairs are required to be milled and resurfaced a minimum of 50 feet in either direction in accordance with both Town and FDOT code requirements . This milling and resurfacing will be funded by the Town ’ s Pavement Management program .
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• yThis program offers the opportunity for the Town to take advantage of volume pricing related to the milling and resurfacing costs associated with large-scale paving programs . Thus , the following has been assumed for the purposes of this opinion of cost :
Postponement of milling and resurfacing until multiple phases of undergrounding have been completed . After undergrounding and other proposed infrastructure projects ( gas projects , water main construction , drainage and sewer work , etc .) in given phases are complete , the milling and resurfacing work can be subsequently bid and awarded by the Town ( i . e . two or three phase areas per bidding cycle ). Trenches and bore pits would be repaired to grade after conduit installation with final milling and resurfacing to occur later under a separate contract administered by the Town .
Milling and resurfacing work could occur at night to minimize traffic impacts to residents and increase paving efficiency .
• yOver the life of the project , considerable effort is expected to be required from Town staff including the Town Manager ’ s office and the Department of Public Works . It is anticipated that the Town will hire a project coordinator to assist the Town with the management and coordination
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of the project as well as act as a resident liaison . Costs associated with the project coordinator , Town staff time , and use of Town facilities and resources have not been included in this opinion of cost .
• yRevenue generated or costs related to potential Town-owned broadband infrastructure improvements are not considered in this opinion of cost . While these improvements may be constructed concurrently with the undergrounding program , any costs related to this effort are not included in the undergrounding program .
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