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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 15, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Bid Award -Repairs to the Front Steps of the New Courthouse <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing/Public Works PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1~ ,'-~ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Bid Tabulation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, ext 2650 <br />Wilbert McAdoo, ext 2625 <br />TELEPH01~iE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider awazding a bid for repairs to the front porch of the Orange County New <br />Courthouse. <br />BACKGROUND: As part of the 1998-99 budget, the Board approved an appropriation of $100,000 in <br />the Public Works budget to begin addressing needed improvements to County facilities that aze smaller in <br />scope than a CIP project, but more extensive than can be addressed through annual maintenance and <br />repair appropriations. The Board reviewed a report on needed facility improvements at the October 20, <br />1998 meeting and approved a list of projects that will be addressed during 1998-99. An allocation of <br />$31,000 was included for repairs to the front porch of the Orange County New Courthouse. <br />The work for this project shall consist of replacing all brick pavers, quarry tile, cast iron hand rails and <br />repairing and replacing limestone balusters on the upper landing. Specifications were developed, the bid <br />was advertised and sent to six contractors. Apre-bid conference was held. Only one bid was received, <br />from Patriot Builders of Hillsborough, North Carolina. This bid was reje:,ted. <br />Orange County staff sought additional potential contractors and re-solicited bids. Another pre-bid <br />conference was held. Again only one bid was received, from Patriot Builders of Hillsborough, North <br />Cazolina. The total amount of the bid was $30,800. A bid tabulation is attached. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board award the bid to Patriot Builders <br />of Hillsborough, North Cazolina in the amount of $30,800 for the repairs to the front porch of the Orange. <br />County New Courthouse. <br />