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P <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />1 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. V -D <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: AUGUST 21, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: JAIL RENOVATION CONTRACT; CHANGE ORDERS <br />DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING & CENT SVCS PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: XX <br />--------- ATTACHMENT(S): - -- INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />CHANGE ORDERS PAM JONES, EXT 2650 <br />FEDERAL GRANT MODIFICATION <br />CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCE Telephone Number- <br />Hillsborough <br />- 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />-967 -9251 <br />Mebane <br />- 227 -2031 <br />Durham <br />- 688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving change orders associated with <br />the Jail Renovation Project. <br />BACKGROUND: The Jail Renovation Project is approximately 60% <br />complete, with anticipated completion by the end of October <br />1990. As with any renovation project however, problems <br />arise which could not have been anticipated in the initial <br />evaluation. The result is additional work which necessitates <br />a change order. <br />Change Orders #1, #2, and #3 all deal with miscellaneous <br />items incidental to the project. Each item covered by the <br />change order is outlined on the letter from the Architect. <br />Change orders #1, #2 and #3 total $5,351. <br />Our Architect and Electrical Engineer for this project have <br />verified the comments made by Mr. Edwards (Autonomic Systems, <br />Inc.) in his July 6, 1990 correspondence regarding the <br />condition of the fire alarms in the Jail. It does indeed <br />appear to be more economical for us to entirely replace <br />certain sections rather than attempting to retrofit the <br />existing system. Since this is such a high potential <br />