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Durham commissioners unanimously approve consent agenda with multiple capital and contract items
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Durham County commissioners on Jan. 12 approved a consent agenda that included budget amendments and contracts for LCHC upgrades and parking, Redwood Convenience Site construction, a public art contract, sewer extensions, utility inspection services, boiler replacement at the detention center, a Schneider contract amendment, and property tax releases totaling $7.23M.
The Durham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a multi-item consent agenda on Jan. 12 that included capital project amendments, contract awards and budget ordinance amendments totaling several million dollars.
Commissioner Michelle Burton moved, seconded by Vice Chair Nida Allam, to approve the consent agenda (except a court‑facilities item that was pulled for public comment); the motion passed unanimously.
Key approvals included:
• Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC042 — $65,000 appropriated from the Lebanon Fire Tax District fund balance to purchase a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD response vehicle (vehicle $55,315; upfit $7,700; $1,985 contingency).
• Capital Project Amendment No.26CPA013 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No.26BCC044 — $276,244.80 appropriated from Debt Service Fund balance and transferred to PAYGO to support the Lincoln Community Health Center (LCHC) parking lot expansion; authorization to increase the owner’s contingency to the WC Construction contract to cover unforeseen conditions for a revised project spending authorization.
• Public art agreement with Visual Original Customs, LLC (Derrick Monk) — not to exceed $110,000 for design, fabrication and installation at the Board of Elections building, selected from an RFQ process and recommended by an Art Review Committee.
• Capital Project Amendment No.26CPA014 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No.26BCC045 — $150,107.33 appropriated from Debt Service Fund balance to PAYGO to support increased scope and code‑required work at the new LCHC building modernization upgrades, bringing county support to $741,107.33.
• Authorization to execute five County Standard Non‑Reimbursable Utility Contracts to extend sanitary sewer system lines for multiple developments (Windhaven Crossing, Bethpage Apartments Phase 2, Spanish for Fun Daycare, Page Road Parcels, Page Corners).
• Contract award to Taplin Group, LLC — $223,703 for manhole and sewer line inspection services for the Utilities Division (initial term with renewal options), funded by the Sewer Utility Enterprise Fund.
• Contract with Brady Trane Services, Inc., DBA Icon Boiler, Inc. — $503,423.37 to replace two steam boilers at the Durham County Detention Center, citing age, failure risk and CIP funding.
• Approval of an amendment to Schneider Geospatial, LLC’s services for Tax Administration — additional $7,875 for AppraisalEst professional services, raising the contract total to $137,871.
• Capital Project Amendment No.26CPA012 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No.26BCC043 — $1,688,697 appropriated to PAYGO for the Redwood Convenience Site upgrades, updating the project budget to $5,756,515 and authorizing a construction contract with CT Wilson Construction Company, Inc. for $4,781,705.
• Approval of property tax releases and refunds for December 2025 totaling $7,230,632.63 across current and prior years.
All listed motions passed without recorded dissent. The approvals authorize staff to execute contracts and change orders as allowed by the county’s procurement and project contingency rules. The board will monitor project implementation and associated change orders through standard reporting channels.