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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 18, 2009 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. t~- - r-~ <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Wall Partitions and Carpet for Phase I Link Center <br />Renovation throu h NC State and/or GSA Contract <br />DEPARTMENT: Asset Management & PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Purchasing Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Link Center Remodel Timeline Pam Jones, 245-2652 <br />Link Center Floor Plan -Phase 1 Renovation David Cannell, 24-2651 <br />PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the Director of Asset Management and Purchasing <br />Services to exceed the position's current signature authority to purchase demountable wall <br />partitions and carpeting for phase one renovation of the John M. Link Center. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board has previously approved funding to upfit offices in the Link Center. <br />The upfit will allow the relocation of the Commissioners Office, County Manager and County <br />Attorney within the building and will provide adequate space for Financial Services and Human <br />Resources Departments to relocate to the Link Center from the Government Services Annex. <br />Following meetings with Commissioners on July 2, 2009 and department directors and staff at <br />various times thereafter, a final floor plan was completed by Corley Redfoot Zack and distributed <br />to the Board on July 31, 2009. Highlights of the plan are as follows: <br />• Cameron Street entrance offices: County Commissioners, County Manager, County <br />Attorney, Financial Services Department <br />• First level entrance: Human Resources Department and Board meeting room <br />• The Board room will be situated on the first level/Margaret Lane side of the building <br />and will accommodate approximately 300 people. <br />• Restroom facilities to accommodate this higher use will be constructed on the first <br />level as part of Phase II of the renovation project. <br />• A sprinkler system will be installed as part of the renovation. <br />On June 23, 2009 the Board adopted five guiding principles to inform the remodel decisions: <br />1. The Link Center's current floor plan is to be used with <br />while maintaining efficient departmental operations. <br />2. Costs are to be contained to the extent possible <br />functional space. <br />3. Work would not exceed $425,000 for Phase I as <br />approval. <br />as little modification as practicable <br />while still delivering operationally <br />cited in the June 2, 2009 Board <br />