Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 5, 1994 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # v/ =-c <br /> SUBJECT: Award of bids for the construction of the new waste <br /> treatment system at Northern Human Services Center <br /> DEPARTMENT: Purchasing PUBLIC HEARING: Yes x No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Purchasing Director ext. 2650 <br /> County Engineer ext. 2300 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsbbrough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To request that the BOCC authorize the Purchasing Director to <br /> award a bid and execute necessary paperwork for the <br /> construction of the waste treatment system for the Northern <br /> Human Service Center. <br /> BACKGROUND: As of September 27th, plans and specifications for the new <br /> waste treatment system for the Northern Human Services <br /> Center have been provided to potential bidders and a bid <br /> opening has been scheduled for October 3, 1994 . This bid <br /> opening date falls too close to the BOCC' s October 5th <br /> meeting for staff to adequately evaluate the bids and <br /> provide information to the Board for its consideration in <br /> making a bid award during that meeting. However, since the <br /> pump and haul permit for Northern expires on October 31st, <br /> it is necessary for the work be commenced as soon as <br /> possible. Time constraints on both Environmental Health <br /> staff and the County Engineer have precluded the <br /> development of detailed plans and specifications prior to <br /> this time. The estimated construction time necessary for <br /> this project to become operational is three weeks. Project <br /> cleanup would take another week. <br /> The present policy of the BOCC authorizes the Purchasing <br /> Director to approve work up to a contract price of $20,000. <br /> Formal BOCC action is required by state statute to award <br /> construction contracts in excess of $50,000. Since the <br /> estimated project cost for the septic system is <br /> approximately $35,000, BOCC action is not statutorily <br /> required. If the BOCC choses to allow delegation of this <br />