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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 21, 2000 <br />Action Agen~- aL <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Technical Services for Renovations at Plannin and A Buildin <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones (919) 245-2652 <br />Craig Benedict (919) 245-2592 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider authorizing staff to contract with Corley Redfoot Zack for technical <br />review of plans, to include an analysis of the building structure, preparation of construction <br />documents and construction observation of structural component of work at Planning and <br />Agriculture Building, if required. <br />BACKGROUND: Various renovations have been accomplished at the Planning and Agriculture <br />Building over the past two years. The latest phase of renovation involves the installation of <br />windows in the east and west exterior walls, as well as construction of walls within the Planning <br />Department space. State law requires that plans and specifications for repair or construction be <br />prepared by a registered architect and/or engineering if the following conditions exist: <br />• When public buildings or sta#e-owned and operated utilities are to be built or added to at a <br />cost of more than $45,000 in public money; or <br />• When repairs that include structural change in framing or foundation support systems are to <br />be made to a public building and the cost is more than $45,000; or <br />• When repairs not involving such major structural change are to be made to a public building <br />and the cost is more than $100,000. <br />Since the building was previously built and used as a supermarket, the structure is such that <br />cutting openings in exterior walls could present structural issues that would by statute require <br />the seal of an architect/engineer to be placed on the plans. In order to ensure compliance with <br />the Law and to ensure that we do not face the potential consequences of inadequate support, <br />we are proposing to have an analysis of the structure completed before work is commenced. <br />The cost of this work would be $1,500. <br />If the results of the structural analysis reflect that the window openings present problems with <br />the structural integrity of the building, we would require the consultant to design the solution, <br />produce construction documents for bidding and provide observation of the work after the bid <br />