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SITE SEARCH & SELECTION In any business enterprise, management has to recognize when growth begins to outstrip existing spaces and when functional relationships are being sufficiently strained to endanger the efficiency of operations. Several years ago Piedmont Electric Membership Cooperation, because of growth and forecasts, recognized such was the impending situation for them. With a committment to remain a corporate citizen of the Hillsborough com- munity, a search was begun to locate property sufficient in size and char- acter to accommodate both their administrative and operations centers on a common site. Because the need included not only buildings but extensive yard storage a well, the site had to be large. Due to the service functions of the cooperative, the location had to be directly related to major traffic arteries. The site which PEMC seleceted was the only one available in the area that met 11 these criteria. Therefore the property was purchased and registered withl Orange County as the site for Office Building, Storage Yard, and Related Power Company Facilities on October 31, 1974. In March, 1975, the architectural firm of Keener and Williams, P.A. was commissioned f r professional services in developing the program for a new headquarters building and operations center, During the last half of 1975, PEMC conducted and analysis of its present and future needs, department by department. I 1976, activity concerning the new facility slowed, due to multi-million dollar transmission line contracts under construction. Begin- ning in 1977, PEMC and the architect began to solidify the program require- ments . In May, 1977 schematics were developed and applications submitted to the Rural Electrification Administration for review and approval. Between 1977 and 1980 refinements to the program and schematics were made, all the time keeping REA appraised and involved. In May, 1980, a Soils Engineer was engaged to perform seismic surveys in order to dete 'ne the predominance of rock beneath the surface of the site. Following that, revised applications and schematic drawings were presented to REA for review and funding. Satisfied that all aspects of the programs have been thoroughly explored, that the site mere than adequately accommodates the criteria, and that the necessary funding is available, PEMC has authorized Keener, Williams and Adams, P.A. to proceed as quickly as possible with design development documents. Following all necessary approvals , the architects have been instructed to pFoceed immediately with contract documents , with construc- tion to begin a early in 1983 as possible.