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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. M-6 <br /> MEETING DATE NOVEMBER 14, 1995 <br /> SUBJECT: BID AWARD; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY-WIDE VISITORS GUIDE <br /> ***************************************************************************** <br /> DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND CENTRAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING YES _X—NO <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES <br /> EXT: 2650 <br /> BID TABULATION <br /> PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH 732-8181 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH 732-9361 <br /> CHAPEL HILL 967-9251 <br /> MEBANE 227-2031 <br /> DURHAM 688-7331 <br /> ***************************************************************************** <br /> PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid for production management and re- <br /> printing of 100,000 copies of a County-wide Visitors Guide. <br /> BACKGROUND: Funds were allotted in the 1995-96 budget of the Chapel <br /> Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau for the re-printing of <br /> 100,000 copies of a four color, thirty-two page Visitors Guide. <br /> This brochure was originally done in January of 1993. <br /> Specifications were developed by Chapel Hill/Orange County <br /> Visitors Bureau staff and County staff for the services of a <br /> Production Manager. The Production Manager will manage the <br /> production of the brochure and provide typesetting, color <br /> separations, half-tones and re-printing of the brochure. <br /> Proposals were solicited from six (6) firms. Proposals were <br /> received from three firms. A tabulation of the proposals is <br /> attached. <br /> CAROLINA CREATIVE PARTNERS, INC. of Chapel Hill, North Carolina <br /> submitted the lowest responsible proposal at a delivered cost of <br /> $39,600 for 100,000 brochures. FORUM will provide management <br /> services for all pre-press work, oversee the printing and <br /> deliver a finished product to the Chapel Hill/Orange County <br /> Visitors Bureau. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Award the bid to CAROLINA CREATIVE PARTNERS, INC. for a sum not <br /> to exceed $39,600.00 <br />