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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 3, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~J -~ <br />SUBJECT: Boundary Survey of Real Property and Exemption from Selection Process - <br />Duke University <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Conservation <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />None <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, 245-2590 <br />Geof Gledhill, 732-2196 <br />Rich Shaw, 245-2591 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To authorize the hiring of a surveyor for completing a boundary survey of an 8- <br />acre property being considered far purchase by the County and to exempt the County from <br />the provisions of G,S, 143, Article 3D in order to expedite survey work needed for the <br />proposed acquisition. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County is negotiating the purchase of an 8-acre portion of a large <br />tract of land owned by Duke University. The property is located on the west side of Pickett <br />Road at its intersection with Erwin Road. <br />A boundary survey will be required prior to the proposed purchase of the site, G.S. 143, <br />Article 3D allows counties to exempt themselves from a selection process for surveyors on <br />any project if the professional fee will be less than $30,000, or, in their discretion, on any <br />project by stating the reasons therefore. In order to expedite the survey work and since the <br />cost of work is estimated to be less than the $30,000 threshold, it is recommended that the <br />County exempt this project from the selection process, <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The projected cost of the survey is $7-12,000, and would come from <br />existing funds for the acquisition of the property (2001 Parks and Open Space Bond). <br />