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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No.
Meeting Date: April 16, 1996
SUBJECT: ANIMAL SHELTER DRAIN RENOVATION; BID AWARD
DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND Public Hearing: No
CENTRAL SERVICES Budget Amendment Reqd? Yes
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
PAM JONES, ext. 2650
Bid Tabulation WILBERT MCADOO ext. 2625
PAUL THAMES ext. 2300
Telephone Numbers-
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 967-9251
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid and approving a contract, contingent upon Attorney and
Staff review, for drain piping renovation work at the Animal Shelter.
BACKGROUND: The Animal Shelter has experienced increasing maintenance problems
associated with the drain lines in the older kennels of the Shelter. The design used in the new
portion of the Shelter, added in 1989, features raised floors of the kennels with the drain piping
running in a pipe chase between the kennel floor and the building floor. This design
accomplished two goals: (1) better visibility of the animals to the potential adopting public, since
the kennel floors were literally raised by approximately 18 inches; and (2) easier access to the
drain pipes when maintenance work is needed. It is upon this design that the renovation work in
the older kennels is based.
Since the construction market has been unpredictable in recent memory, the bid was solicited
using two methods. First, a lump sum bid was requested for all kennels to be renovated.
Second, the kennels were divided into three groups based on their location within the Shelter and
each kennel group was then bid as an alternate. This allows the Board to award all or part of the
work as the budget allows. The budget of$48,000 will allow us to renovate two groups of the
kennels at a total cost of$49,412 (alternates#1 and 2). This would leave one group of kennels
to be renovated at a later date as additional funds become available. The additional$1,412
needed to construct alternates#1 and 2 will be supported through the Public Works operating
budget.
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board award a bid and approve a
contract, contingent upon Attorney and Staff review, to Quality Mechanical, Burlington for the
drain piping renovation of two groups of kennels at the Animal Shelter, as identified in Altemates
#1 and 02, for a sum of$49,412; and authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board.
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