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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 18, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-r <br /> SUBJECT: Construction Contract Award for Passmore Center HVAC Replacement <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services, <br /> Finance and Administrative <br /> Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Construction Contract Angel Barnes, 919.245.2628 <br /> Jovana Amaro, 919.245.2651 <br /> Alan Dorman, 919.245.2658 <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) Approve the County entering into a construction contract with Brady Services, Inc. for the <br /> construction of the Passmore Center HVAC Replacement; and <br /> 2) Authorize the County Manager to execute the Agreement, subject to final review by the <br /> County Attorney, and any subsequent amendments for contingent and unforeseen <br /> requirements up to the approved budget amount on behalf of the Board. <br /> BACKGROUND: In FY 2023-2024, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) <br /> approved funding within the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) to replace the existing Heating, <br /> Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems at the Passmore Center. In October 2023 the <br /> BOCC approved a design agreement with Progressive Design Collaborate, PLLC to perform the <br /> design for the replacement of the existing HVAC systems. The design for these systems was <br /> completed on May 17, 2024. <br /> This purchase would be made through a competitive group purchasing program, OMNIA Partners, <br /> Contract Number 3341 awarded to Brady Services, Inc. This exception to the competitive bidding <br /> requirements is found in North Carolina General Statute 143-129(e)(3), "Purchases or repair work <br /> involving a combination of installation labor and equipment acquisition made through a <br /> competitive bidding group purchasing program, which is a formally organized program that offers <br /> competitively obtained purchasing services at discount prices to two or more public agencies. For <br /> the purposes of this subdivision, "repair work" is (i) limited to the repair of heating and cooling <br /> systems, (ii) may not exceed a total cost of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for installation labor <br /> or other related costs incidental to equipment acquisition, and (iii) is procured using a competitive <br /> bidding group purchasing program that is qualified to sell to the United States of America or any <br /> agency thereof." <br />