HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-05-2008-4gORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 5, 2008
Action Agenda
Item No. ?- -q
SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Office Furniture for Gateway Center
DEPARTMENT: Purchasing PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pam Jones, 245-2652
David Cannell 245-2651
PURPOSE: To authorize the Purchasing Director to effect furniture purchases as may be
needed at the Gateway Center via State Contract vendor(s).
BACKGROUND: The North Carolina State Contract is a method of cooperative purchasing that
allows state and local government agencies to purchase many items such as furniture through
their competitively bid contracts. These contracts take advantage of volume discounts much
greater than a County would experience by bidding individually.
As the Board is aware, plans are moving forward to relocate Revenue, Tax, including Land
Records/GIS, and the Register of Deeds to the Gateway Center by mid-March 2008. Staff is
working with Triangle Office Equipment, Chapel Hill, who is a State contract vendor to determine
the type of furnishings needed for each space and the associated cost. Most of the furniture will
be ergonomic seating, tables for conference and. work rooms and modular workstations.
Modular workstations are identified as the furniture of choice for offices in order to provide
efficient use of the space and also will allow flexibility in the event future reconfigurations are
need. Much of the furniture currently used by these departments pre-dates the move to the
Link Center in 1992. For that reason, with few exceptions, new furniture is recommended for
the new location.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated cost of replacing the needed furniture is $200,000 and is
funded in the Capital project.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the Purchasing
Director to effect furniture purchases as may be needed at the Gateway Center through a State
Contract vendor(s); and authorize the Purchasing Director to execute the needed paperwork.