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296 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board moved to reject all bids received for the Jail plumbing contract and put the plumbing contract out for bid for ten (10) days. The substitute motion by Chairman Lentz and seconded by Commissioner Payne to award the Jail Plumbing contract to B & W Construction Company in the amount of $250,000.00 with appropriate resolution outlining the following events of the bidding process for this project failed with Chairman Lentz and Commissioner Payne voting for and Commissioners Hamby, Melvin, and Moss voting against. August 24, 1987 - Legal Advertisement September 21, 1987 - First Bid Opening - No bids received September 24, 1987 - Legal Readvertisement October 20, 1987 - Second Bid Opening - No Plumbing bids received November 5, 1987 - Accepted low bids as received; Authorized Architect to negotiate better prices if possible; Authorized Architect to begin negotiations with private companies with regards to plumbing contract November 23, 1987 - Negotiated Plumbing Bid Opening - Received $377,879.00 bid from Piping Plumbing Mechanical Contractors November 25, 1987 Received bid from Easley Mechanical - Not opened December 7, 1987 Awarded all bids with exception of plumbing contract February 4, 1988 - Received $255,000.00 plumbing bid from B & W Construction Company Chairman Lentz recessed the meeting of the Board of Commissioners at 9:40 P.M. until the conclusion of the meeting of the Water and Sewer District Commissioners. Chairman Lentz reconvened the meeting at 9:50 P.M. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unani- mously carried, the Board amended the Parking Lot Ordinance to designate five parking spaces on the Corban Street side of the Courthouse for use by law enforcement officers with prisoners, emergency vehicles, and the off-loading of supplies to the building. Anyone else parking in these restricted spaces will be towed away. The Board directed that a parking space be designated for the County Commissioners at the closest possible place. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board directed the designation of parking spaces comparable to those now used. The Board briefly discussed funding for the Black Run Creek Reservoir by the Town of Mount Pleasant. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, reviewed the bids received on January 20, 1988, for the construction of the Frank Liske Park Public Restrooms and recommended that the Board reject all bids because the bids exceeded the amount of funds budgeted for this project. The bids as received were as follows. COMPANY NAME Cabarrus Construction Company 'Yes Crescent Construction Yes Hill Construction Company Yes C. F. Little Construction Company Yes Wayne Brothers Construction Company Yes BID BOND BID AMOUNT $70,750.00 85,590.00 72,510.00 76,701.60 73,690.O0 UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unani- mously carried, the Board rejected all bids for the Frank Liske Park Public Restrooms. The Board reviewed the request submitted by Mr. Steve Medlin, Attorney representing Para Motor Sports, Inc., on January 18, 1988, to lease a portion of the County Landfill property to operate a paraplane facility. Mr. Medlin was present to discuss this request. The motion by Commissioner Payne to deny the leasing of property to Para Motor Sports, Inc., failed for lack of second. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board moved to not accept the proposal from Para Motor Sports, Inc., at this time. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing legal matters with the County Attorney.