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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. Q- p ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 17, 1998 SUBJECT: Bid Award/Contract Approval; Skills Development Center DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND Public Hearing: No CENTRAL SERVICES Budget Amendment Reqd? Yes No ATTACHMENT(S): Options list INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES, ext. 2650 Telephone Number- Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 967-9251 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To accept one of the identified options upon which to award a bid and to approve a contract for renovation work at the Skills Development Center. BACKGROUND: On January 17, 1998 the Board of Commissioners accepted the bid for renovation work at the referenced facility as submitted by O.C. Mitchell Jr., Inc. . The board further directed County Staff to pursue negotiations with Mitchell to bring the amount to be awarded closer to compliance with available funding. The attached options list identifies various options explored by the Facilities Development Task Force. The group recommends the acceptance of Option II, which includes $17,660 credit back to the project. This recommended option meets the goal of bringing the construction cost closer to the amount of available funding while still maintaining the functionality of the building. Particular attention was given to maintaining the daylighting features, which have been reported to reduce lighting costs by no less than 50%. The specific value engineering items are listed on the attached spreadsheet. Although Option II, if approved, would provide $17,660 credit, an additional $26,340 would be required to finance the project . The Manager recommends that $780,000 be funded through private placement funds and $26,340 be appropriated from unbudgeted sales tax receipts for 1996-97.