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1 <br /> • <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1I - <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 16, 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: Housing Rehabilitation Contract Awards <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: x <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes <br /> Results of Bid Opening ext. 2490 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To award two housing rehabilitation contracts for the HOME <br /> Housing Rehabilitation Program. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Housing and Community Development Department solicited <br /> bids from qualified housing rehabilitation contractors participating in <br /> the County's Housing Rehabilitation Program. Sealed bids were received <br /> from three contractors on October 25, 1993 and November 2, 1993 and opened <br /> on the same day. Bid results are attached. <br /> Present program procedures provide that housing rehabilitation contracts <br /> be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. However, the lowest bidder <br /> for Dwelling #7, MDH Construction Co. acknowledges a math error in his bid <br /> and has indicated that he cannot perform the job for this price. <br /> Therefore, the second lowest bidder, Taylor Home Improvements, is <br /> recommended for contract award. <br /> Further, the lowest bidder for Dwelling #9, Farrar Enterprises, is a new <br /> firm approved for the Housing Rehabilitation Program. Program policies <br /> require that any new contractor be placed on probationary status pending <br /> the satisfactory completion of at least one rehabilitation contract. This <br /> company was awarded one contract on October 4, 1993 and this job has not <br /> been completed. Staff reviewed the second lowest bid from Thames <br /> Construction Company. This bid was submitted without a site visit and <br /> therefore not considered a responsible bid. Thus, Orange-Chatham Repair <br /> Company, the remaining bidder is recommended to receive this contract <br /> award. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> The Manager recommends awarding the following two rehabilitation <br /> contracts. <br /> Dwelling Unit Bid Amount Contractor <br /> #7 $26,885 Taylor Home Improvements <br /> #9 $32,450 Orange-Chatham Home Repair <br />