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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 4, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ,5- -F <br />SUBJECT• Housing Rehabilitation Contract Awards <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Bid Results; Work Specifications Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 <br />PURPOSE: To award two housing rehabilitation contracts for the County's CDBG Scattered <br />Site Housing Rehabilitation Program. <br />BACKGROUND: The Housing and Community Development Department solicited bids from <br />qualified housing rehabilitation contractors participating in the County's Housing Rehabilitation <br />Program for the general repair portion of the work specifications. Bids were also solicited from <br />lead based paint abatement contractors for items containing lead based paint as required by <br />federal regulation. <br />The informal bidding process is governed by the North Carolina General Statues §143-131 and <br />does not require a minimum number of bids. Additionally, present program procedures provide <br />that. housing rehabilitation contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Additionally, <br />all contractors participating in the County's Rehabilitation Program are required to utilize current <br />deconstruction and material recycling methods during the repair process. <br />Sealed bids were solicited from participating contractors on January 27 and January 30, 2006. <br />However, because no bids were submitted, bids were solicited for a second time on February <br />21 and February 23, 2006 with a bid opening on February 28, 2006 and March 2, 2006 <br />respectively with two bids received for the general repair portion and the lead based paint <br />portion of the work specifications for both dwelling units. Bid results are attached. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The CDBG Scattered Site Program provides grant funding for this repair <br />program. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board award the following <br />housing rehabilitation contracts: <br />Dwelling Unit Bid Amount Contractor <br />2712 Mill Creek Road, Mebane $26,980 Triple J Construction Company <br />$12,046 RGO Enterprises LLC <br />8516 Union Grove Church Rd., CH $44,570 Triple J Construction Company <br />$ 5,083 RGO Enterprises LLC <br />