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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 17, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. ~- SUBJECT• Exemption for Topographic Survey -Northern Human Services Center Park DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Conservation ATTACHMENT(S): RFQ List of Surveyors INFORMATION CONTACT: David Stancil, 245-2590 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider exempting the County from the provisions of G.S. 143, Article 3D in order to expedite survey work needed for the preliminary site analysis for Northern Human Services Center Park. BACKGROUND: On June 3, the Board approved a process for the creation of a master plan for Northern Human Services Center Park. In order to allow the design process to move forward quickly over the summer and have the needed detailed topographic survey completed in time for design analysis to be prepared for planned community meetings, it is recommended that the County exercise its ability to exempt the project from the statutory requirements for survey contract approval. G.S. 143, Article 3D allows counties to exempt themselves from a selection process for surveyors on any project if the professional fee will be less than $30,000, or, in their discretion, on any project by stating the reasons therefore. In order to expedite the survey work and since the cost of work is estimated to be a fraction of the $30,000 threshold, it is recommended that the County exempt this project from the selection process. A copy of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) list of surveyors is attached. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds for the survey work, expected to be less than $8,000, are available in the current funds for this park project appropriated for FY 2002-03. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board exempt this project from the surveyor selection process as provided in the N.C. General Statute 143, Article 3D.