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• 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 3, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. g- <br /> SUBJECT: Topographic Survey of McGowan Creek Preserve <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> Conservation <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Location Map Dave Stancil, 245-2590 <br /> Proposed Contract Rich Shaw, 245-2591 <br /> Pam Jones, 245-2652 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To award a contract for professional services associated with a topographic survey <br /> of a portion of the McGowan Creek Preserve property owned by Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County owns a 63-acre property known as the McGowan Creek <br /> Preserve. The County purchased the property from Duke University in March 2000 for <br /> watershed protection and limited public use. The County is preparing for construction of <br /> facilities approved earlier by the BOCC — an entrance driveway from US 70, small gravel <br /> parking area, picnic tables and a toilet facility. Pedestrian trails on the property will be <br /> constructed with volunteers. Staff is working with NCDOT on a number of roadway ingress and <br /> egress issues including a proposed turnaround lane for drivers.heading east on US 70, and is <br /> awaiting their response. <br /> To design the site, a small portion of the property (about four acres) needs to be surveyed to <br /> provide pavement and drainage information for the layout of the new turn lane(s) on US 70, and <br /> to provide topography mapping (one-foot contours) and location data necessary to layout the <br /> internal parking area. Following the survey, a final site plan will be prepared by the Open <br /> Space Design Specialist and County Engineer for the Board's approval. <br /> Orange County solicited proposals from five local surveyors and received four responses. <br /> Selection criteria included, but were not limited to, the quality of the proposal, technical <br /> capabilities, and previous experience in performing survey work for the County. The selection <br /> committee chose Landmark Surveying, Inc. to perform the needed services at an estimated <br /> cost of$2,400. County policy requires Board approval for expenditures with licensed <br /> professionals, specifically architects, engineers and surveyors. <br />