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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 21, 2007 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Contract Approval: Construction Materials Testing and Observation Services for <br />Northern Park Project <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 <br />Proposal <br />Contract <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving a contract with Summit Engineering, Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina to perform construction materials testing and construction observation in conjunction <br />with the Northern Park Project. <br />BACKGROUND: In order to ensure independent test results, project owners are generally <br />responsible for retaining a firm to provide materials testing and observations of certain activities <br />during construction. Representative examples of such work include: observation to ensure <br />proper compaction of soils during the construction of parking lots; validating the amount of <br />unsuitable soil found on a site or rock that must be moved in order for the project to proceed.. A <br />broader explanation of the scope of services for this particular project is listed in the attached <br />proposal. <br />Summit Engineering is a local firm that has provided similar services to the County in the past. <br />Summit has proven its ability to provide quality service to the County on other projects at a <br />reasonable cost. Further, the firm's proximity to this project is a benefit to the County since it <br />would be able to respond quickly and at minimal travel expense to the site as the need arises. <br />This contract exceeds the County's Manager's $5,000 authorization approval for professional <br />service contracts and is therefore submitted for Board approval. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Estimated fee for this project is quoted as $8,000 and is included in the <br />project budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve a contract with <br />Summit Engineering, Hillsborough, NC to provide construction materials testing and observation <br />for the Northern Park Project; and authorize the Manager to sign the contract. <br />