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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 19, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7-c <br /> SUBJECT: Whitted Permanent Meeting Room Review and Approval of Technology Design <br /> Elements <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Jeff Thompson, (919) 245-2658 <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) review and approve the technology design elements of the Whitted Permanent <br /> meeting room; and <br /> 2) authorize the Interim County Manager to award the construction bid for the project <br /> up to the capital project budget during the Winter break, subject to final County <br /> Attorney approval. <br /> BACKGROUND: On September 17, 2013 the Board of County Commissioners approved the <br /> schematic design of the Whitted permanent meeting room and authorized the Manager to <br /> proceed in the development of Construction Documents for the project. The Board requested <br /> that the technology to be installed within the facility be presented to the Board for review and <br /> comment prior to the project being advertised for bid. County staff, along with the project <br /> designer, Corley, Redfoot Architects of Chapel Hill, NC, and the County's technology <br /> consultant, Sound Advice of Winterville, NC, have developed a robust technology solution for <br /> the facility that will address room acoustics, sound projection and clarity, visual aids, television <br /> coverage, internet streaming coverage, and ease of operations. David Taylor with Corley, <br /> Redfoot Architects will present these solutions to the Board. <br /> The following timeline represents the estimated delivery of the overall project: <br /> TASK PROPOSED END BY <br /> BEGINNING DATE <br /> DATE <br /> BOCC Action: Approval of Schematic Design; authorization to 9/17/13 9/17/13 <br /> prepare bid documents and advertise for bid <br /> Construction document prep, bid advertisement prep (2 month 9/18/13 11/19/13 <br /> duration) <br /> BOCC Action: Review and approval of technology design 11/19/13 11/19/13 <br /> elements related to the project design; authorization for <br /> Manager to award bid during the Winter break <br /> Construction est. 4 month duration 1/6/14 5/6/14 <br />