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G ITEMS FOR DECISION -REGULAR AGENDA O. PETITION YOR_ ADDITION = HEMLOCK DRIVE Chairman Carey reported that he understands one of the reasons why the remaining portion of Hemlock Drive is not being accepted for state maintenance is that ' it would take approximately $7,000 to bring this portion up to state standards so that it could be considered for state maintenance. It also involves fewer homes than that portion that they have offered to accept for state maintenance. It was decided that a letter would be sent to DOT strongly suggesting that some of the spot maintenance money be used to upgrade Hemlock Drive to bring it up to state standards. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell to ask DOT to use spot maintenance money to upgrade that portion of Hemlock Road not being petitioned and to approve that portion being petitioned to the State-maintained Secondary Road System. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 1 ,BID AWARD - #WENCHER STREET CDBG PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell to award the bid for public facilities improvements in the Rencher Street CDBG Area'to Billings and Garrett, Inc. for $282,083.00. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2. ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT ARCHITECT AND CONTRACT APPROVAL Pam Jones explained the process used to select the architectual firm of George M. Smart Architects for the Animal Shelter Project. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell t- approve a contract with George M. Smart Architects for a sum of $26,500 and authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 3. BID AWARD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS EOUIPMENT_ Purchasing Director Pam Jones explained that after a thorough analysis of the needs and concerns was done of the County' s telecommunication system, the proposal that best meets the criteria is that submitted by Central Telephone Company of North Carolina. (Centel) Centel's proposal addresses the question of 24 hour a day service with an Automated Attendant/Voice Mailbox system. The initial purchase price of Centel's system is $375,380.00. However, Centel has offered to sell the County all the cable that is presently in the ground from the Richard E. Whitted Center to all County owned buildings downtown and to construct a cable from the Richard E. Whitted Center to the Planning and Agriculture Building. The purchase price plus associated costs of the cable ii $49,995... Michael Noah, Senior Consultant/Branch Manager of Communication Consultants answered various related questions about the new communication system from Board members. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to award a bid to purchase the telephone system plus the existing cable now owned by Centel from Central Telephone Company of North Carolina for a sum not to exceed $411,050. VOTE: UNANIMOUS.