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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November ], 2001 <br />Ac[lon Agantla <br />Item NO. ~-O <br />SUBJECT: Bitl Awartl'. Epoxy Floor COVedng in Jail <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing, Public WoBS, 8 PUBLIC HEARING (VM) No <br />SheriR <br />ATTACHMENTIS): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Janes. 245-2652 <br />Bitl Tabulation Wilbert Mr.Atloo, 245-262] <br />SheriR Pendemmss, 245-2900 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough T32-8181 <br />Chapel Nill 9884501 <br />Durham 608-]331 <br />PURPOSE: To consitler awaMinga bitl for the application of en epoxy Poor overing in certain <br />sections of the Orange County Jail. <br />BACKGROUND: By lew,[he Orange County Jail is subject to an annual inspection. As fhaBcaN <br />may recall, the last Inspection report intliratetl that the floors In approximately 5,104 square feet of tl <br />cltler section of the Jail were not in compliance antl neetletl to be re~painletl. In the past. Orange <br />County has peintetl the floors in these sections about every three years with an oil-base paint at an <br />estimated cast of $16,000. FuUher,m-painting the floors creates aslgniflcan[dismptlon wBhin Jail <br />operations since inmates must be re-locatetl numerous times as the work pmceetls. TMs Is not Drib <br />inefflaenl for Jail stag, but presenk certain security asks as well. <br />Some areas In the old portion of Ne jail receNetl Me epoxy covering several yearn ago. When the <br />new atldition to the jail was buiR in 1998, the concrete floors were also mveretl with an epoxy <br />membrane. These floors are bottling up very well, are showing little or no signs of wear, and are <br />eigniflcamly easier to maintain that painted canasta. Based on an expected life of 15 years, the <br />epozy will replace at least flue paint cycles. ConsMering an {nfla0on factor of only 2%, et a <br />minimum, this saves the County in excess of $20,000 over the IHe of the epoxy floor. Further, <br />this will eliminate the logistical problems associated with the repainting. Stall therefore feels that <br />using a similar application in the alder areas of Ne jail ie atlvisable. <br />A summarization of the bitl process is as follows: <br />• BpeciBcatipns were tlevelppetl by County start <br />• Bitl was atlvertisetl in ~mpliance wdh State law <br />• Bid packages were sent to six potential bidders <br />• A pre-bitl conference was heltl to ensure that all bitltlers untlerstootl the special issues this to <br />presents <br />