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Capital Project Amendment No. 20CPA000012 to Amend the Main Library Upgrade Project to Accept Funding from the Library Foundation for Main Library furniture as well as Approval of the Purchase of Goods contract(s) with various vendors for the Public Seating, Tables, Side Chairs and miscellaneous furnishings from the U.S. Communities/GSA and/or NC State Contracts Buying Programs for the Main Library Renovation Project 6110DC094 (10min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: November 12, 2019
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to approve Capital Project Amendment No. 20CPA000012 appropriating $400,000 of Library Foundation donation funding to the Main Library Renovation Project for furniture. As part of the Main Library Renovation project, the Durham County Library Foundation is continuing fundraising efforts to help bring the library's mission of encouraging discovery, connecting the community and leading in literacy. Through this effort $400,000 is being donated to assist with the furniture procurement and STEAM technology for the project.
This Library Foundation funding and related furniture purchases is separate and in addition to the furniture contract being described below.
The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to enter into contracts with the following furniture suppliers for the purchase of furniture for the Main Library renovation project located at 300 N. Roxboro Street in the amount of $795,852.38 plus owners contingency at $39,792.62 and to execute any other related contracts, if necessary, not to exceed the budget of $835,645.00. (See Attachment 1, Pages 1- 120)
1) Carolina Business and Interiors: $109,029.50 (tables, guest chairs, etc)
2) Price Modern Carolinas: $686,822.88 (Ancillary - public seating, tables,
side chairs and etc.)
Furniture Subtotal: $795,852.38
Contingencies@5%: $39,792.62
Total: $835,645.00
The private...
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