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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 19, 1994 SUBJECT: BID AWARD; CLEARING AND GRADING OF PROPERTY SOUTH OF NEW COURTHOUSE DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND CENTRAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO:xx ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES, ext. 2650 BID TABULATION Telephone Number- Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 967-9251 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid for the clearing work to be done on property owned by the County south of the New Courthouse. BACKGROUND: Several years ago the County purchased approximately 2.16 acres south of the New Courthouse. The property is considerably overgrown with vegetation. In order to ensure that the best use for the investment is realized it is necessary to clear the area of the scrub and diseased trees as well as of the undergrowth which chokes out the desireable vegetation. This is the first step in helping to develop the definition of what types of activities could/should occur on the property. The Planning, Engineering and Purchasing Departments have collaborated to develop a plan which will ensure that as little acreage as possible is disturbed while work is ongoing; as well as to identify significant trees on the property which should not be removed. To actualize the plan, bids were solicited from two grading contractors, Jerry McCullock Grading Company and Roy Wilkerson Construction Company to remove the smaller trees and undergrowth from the site and to reseed the disturbed area. The results of the solicitation are attached. Funds were reserved through the Government Services Center Project fund to accomplish this work. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that a bid be awarded to Roy Wilkerson Construction Company for a sum of$16,837.50.