Contracts and procurement items in Orange County
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| Subject | Items |
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| Contracts and procurement | 59 |
| Tax rate and revaluation | 19 |
| Budget and appropriations | 11 |
| Public facilities | 8 |
| Transit | 7 |
| Health and human services | 6 |
| Housing and affordability | 4 |
| Land conversion and large development | 4 |
| Bonds and debt | 3 |
| Parks and recreation | 3 |
| Solid waste and recycling | 3 |
| Fire and EMS | 2 |
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An agreement with Media Two Interactive, LLC.Contract or award Contracts and procurement
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A fiscal year 2026-27 contract with Elsewhere Idea & Design Shop, Inc.
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A professional services contract with Timmons Group for special inspections during construction of the Crisis Diversion Facility, the building being named for Commissioner Bedford earlier in the same meeting.
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A revised process for how the county disposes of land and buildings it owns. The only item on the regular agenda.
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Buying four bus shelters.
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Sale of a 1.24-acre county parcel in Hillsborough.
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Animal control service contracts with Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough for the 2026-27 year.
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An appeal from a recent purchase price on a $725,600 assessment. The owner argued for $648,000.Reduced to $705,800, 3-0
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Final financing resolution for the Crisis Diversion Center, authorizing up to $27,000,000 in 2026B installment purchase financing to pay for its construction.Adopted unanimously.
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Whether to solicit offers to buy county land at 6823 Millhouse Road.Approved 4-1. Portie-Ascott opposed, saying the county has a practice of selling land well below market value. Another commissioner noted the board can stop negotiations at any point, and a member as…
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Eight appeals of 2026 real property valuations, most on condition or maintenance, two on a recent third-party appraisal and one on a recent purchase. Five appellants appeared; three did not.All decided 3-0: three no change, four reduced, one raised above the county's own figure.
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A consent agenda of settled appeals, with the four Prime Storage parcels pulled out of it.Prime Storage removed from consent so Analytical Consultants could appear and explain the county's valuation process.
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Final design and guaranteed maximum price for the Crisis Diversion Facility, an amendment to the Gilbane construction manager-at-risk contract, and the budget amendment raising capital authority to match.Approved unanimously. The financing resolution for it, up to $27 million, followed on 9 July.
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An amendment to the county's 2022 public-private broadband contract, extending service to another 105 unserved households. The original roughly $10 million deal aimed at about 6,370 passings, was cut back to 5,852 homes in autumn 2025, and has paid Lumos $9.2 million with about $800,000 in ARPA money left. 5,859 locat…Approved unanimously.
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Final approval of up to $32,000,000 in 2026A installment financing for capital projects and equipment, plus transaction costs, under section 160A-20 of the state statutes. The board held a public hearing on May 5 on a total package of about $60.8 million and split it into two installments; this is the first. Local Gov…
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A discussion with GAR Associates, an appraisal and assessment consulting firm.
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A contract with GAR Associates to evaluate how Orange County conducts reappraisal and tax assessment. The firm met with the county's tax assessment work group on May 18, alongside the recruiter searching for a permanent tax administrator.
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A status report on contract negotiations. The county signed a contract with GAR Associates on May 5 to evaluate its reappraisal and assessment process.
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Each member reported on the strengths and weaknesses of the vendor proposals to evaluate the county's reappraisal and tax assessment process.
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The group's recommendation to the county commissioners on which vendor to hire. The commissioners approved a contract with GAR Associates on May 5.
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Soliciting offers on county-owned property at 6823 Millhouse Road.Discussion item Contracts and procurement
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Clinton Swaringen, tax administrator for Stanly County, described why his county moved all revaluation work in house in 2005 after contracted revaluations from 1993 to 2001 were judged unsuccessful. He said face-to-face appeals with familiar staff build trust and reduce conflict, and that early outreach to commercial…
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A commissioner reported an $18 million county budget shortfall, likely service cuts and a search for new revenue, and urged members to advocate through budget season. Another member described resigning from a hospital role after a private equity purchase and cited research finding worse patient outcomes under private…
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Thirteen items approved together: five sets of minutes; motor vehicle and property tax releases for eighteen taxpayers; sixteen late exemption applications; a March 25 tax lien advertisement date; the 2026 listing period extended to February 13; budget amendment #6; ordinance execution for the impervious surface, wate…Approved unanimously
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Changes to the small business grant guidelines. The board decided software is an eligible use of funds under inventory and supplies but training, licensure and certificates are not. It discussed requiring applicants to strive to pay a living wage and allowing one larger award per fiscal year. All applicants must now h…
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The request for proposals went out in early January and a pre-submittal conference drew four vendors. Proposals were due January 23, with review possibly requiring an extra meeting in March.
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An amendment to the authority's HUD five-year plan stating that project-based voucher projects will be selected non-competitively.Approved unanimously
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A subcommittee to standardise reimbursement documentation and processes across the participating organisations, after unclear requirements caused delays. Members debated whether a committee was needed or an appendix listing required documents would do. Orange County will chair it.Charter approved 11-0, amended 11-0 to let financial staff attend
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A performance-based incentive of up to $100,433 for CITEL America, a French manufacturer of electrical surge protection devices founded in Paris in 1937 and operating in the United States since 1985. The company is relocating its US office and manufacturing from Florida, citing more frequent extreme weather and the re…Approved unanimously
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The draft RFP for a consultant to review the reappraisal, covering purpose, schedule, criteria and scope. Members asked why known problems are not named in the document and pressed for a brief that fixes issues rather than only verifying earlier findings; the manager said the consultant will build on the previous cons…
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The county commissioners considered the future Millhouse Road Park property in November and will entertain offers from nonprofits to purchase part of it and manage a soccer and playing field complex in the public interest; the back portion stays with the county undeveloped. Staff also reported the UNC CoGen rail corri…
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The request for proposals has been announced, a project-based voucher webpage is live and applications are being accepted.
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Fifteen items including the October 21 minutes, board and commission appointments, the Abolition Day proclamation, budget amendment #4, a Governor's Highway Safety Program grant for the sheriff's office, White Cross fire truck financing, booth replacement and equipment for solid waste and recycling, vehicles for sever…Approved unanimously
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Items included minutes from October 7 and October 14, motor vehicle and property tax releases for nineteen taxpayers, nineteen untimely exemption applications, a resolution updating compensation for members of the board of equalization and review following a statewide survey of what other counties pay, and the purchas…Approved unanimously
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Owner sought a reduction based on the assessed value at time of purchase.Value changed to $711,000 after removing the value of a deck
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Owner sought a reduction based on the purchase price, condition, and comparable sales.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $608,800
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Closed session to discuss the county's negotiating position on a real-property purchase contract.Closed session Contracts and procurement
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A two-year contract with Granicus to run the county Visitors Bureau's website.Approved as part of the consent agendaContract or award Contracts and procurement
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A construction contract with Brady Services to replace chiller equipment at the Whitted Building.Approved as part of the consent agenda
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A construction contract with Williams Paving to resurface and seal county parking lots.Approved as part of the consent agenda
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Added to the docket the day of the hearing. The appellant, who bought the Habitat for Humanity townhome in November 2024 for $247,000, asked the board to match the assessment to her purchase price; the board did.Value reduced to $247,000, unanimous
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Rachel Victoria Mills sought a reduction from $175,000 to $82,000 citing the 2025 purchase price.Reduced to $87,500
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Harold L. Sykes II sought a reduction from $358,100 to $230,000 based on a purchase offer he received for the property.Reduced to $300,000
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Standley sought a reduction based on the property's purchase price.Board left the value unchanged at $796,600, unanimous.
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Orange County requested adding a new Mebane Circulator route, funded through the Short-Range Transit Plan for a capital vehicle purchase, prompting debate over funding a new route ahead of long-unfunded priorities.Failed, 5-3
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An amendment to purchase 14 replacement vehicles for routes left unstaffed by driver shortages.Passed, 8-0
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Owner cited the property's October 2024 purchase price; the county recommended reducing the golf-course view adjustment, house grade and garage condition.Value changed to $568,400
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Approved purchase of seven cardiac monitor/defibrillator units for emergency services.Approved as part of the consent agenda
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Approved purchase of two Ford Super Duty F350 trucks to replace older Emergency Services Department vehicles.Approved as part of the consent agenda
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Michelle Erin Brinker, Trustee, sought a reduction from $1,291,600 to $1,100,000 based on the 2022 purchase price and a seller's report.Continued to a later meeting
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The board approved the FY2024-25 Tax Collector's annual settlement, a $1,650 excise tax refund, updated records retention schedules, a $343,920 contract with Tyler Technologies to move the county's MUNIS financial system to the cloud, a $149,933.54 backup system contract with Data Network Solutions, and purchases of e…Approved unanimously
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Staff introduced a two-year policy prioritizing shelter locations near hospitals and high-need areas, aiming to purchase two to three shelters a year; members flagged limited cooperation from retail property owners.
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Owner sought a reduction to the February 2025 purchase price, citing the warehouse's age and 15-foot ceiling heights; the county agreed a downward building-value adjustment was warranted.Value changed to $3,340,800, unanimous
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Owner sought a reduction to its share of a joint February 2025 purchase price; the county recommended a land-value adjustment to $891,400, but the board declined to make any change.No change, value held at $958,500, unanimous
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Owner cited the age and maintenance costs of three circa-1952 duplexes; the county's consultant said the 2022 purchase price and comparable sales supported the current value.No change, value held at $1,232,500, unanimous
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Owner cited a below-market 2022 purchase price; the county said comparable per-bedroom values from a similar nearby property supported the current assessment.No change, value held at $758,200, unanimous
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Owner cited the home's condition and said it was overpriced at purchase.Value changed to $208,000, unanimous
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Owner cited a lack of repairs or improvements to the rental property since a 2014 purchase.Value changed to $408,500, unanimous
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The board approved purchasing 312 laptops, 108 desktops and 312 docking stations from Lenovo, with installation, to replace aging county computer equipment.Approved, part of consent agendaContract or award Contracts and procurement
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