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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 20, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: TESTING SERVICES; JAIL/COURTHOUSE PROJECT <br /> DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND Public Hearing: No <br /> CENTRAL SERVICES Budget Amendment Reqd? No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> PAM JONES, ext. 2650 <br /> Agreement <br /> Telephone Number- <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approving an agreement with Trigon Engineering <br /> Consultants, Inc. for testing to be done in association with the Jail/Courthouse <br /> construction project. <br /> BACKGROUND: This agreement will provide for testing services associated with the <br /> aforementioned project for such things as suitable soil compaction for paving, suitability <br /> of the foundation subgrades prior to placement of the concrete and actual testing of the <br /> concrete after it has been placed to ensure it is as per specifications. Testing services <br /> are typically the responsibility of the project Owner and to ensure, to the extent possible <br /> that they are objective and free of bias, are performed by a contractor hired directly by <br /> the Owner. A breakdown of the proposal submitted by Trigon is attached. This is an <br /> anticipated expense of the project and has been included in the project budget. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the agreement with Trigon <br /> Engineering Consultants, Inc. be approved in amount not-to-exceed $11,480; and <br /> authorize the Purchasing Director to execute the appropriate paperwork. <br />