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lilt] BOOK H PAGE 19 `t X MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, March 5th, 1973 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened in the Commissioners' Room on the second floor of the County Office Building at the corner of Steele and Wicker Streets in the City of Sanford, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., on Monday, March 5th, 1973, Commissioners William H. Cooper, Hal L. Hancock, J. Eugene Rogers, Franklin D. Wicker and Gordon A. Wicker were present. Chairman Gordon A. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on February 19th, 1973, were read and approved. There was a discussion about the bills, but no action was taken, as other monthly bills were being added to the list for consideration later in the meeting. There was a discussion about the property of the Recreation Commission and particularly, the effect that the extension of Third Street in Sanford might have upon the possibilities of the grant for the construction of a park. The Chairman announced that the time had expired for the sub- mission of bids for an electronic computer and the Board proceeded to open the bids received and consider them. The bids received were as follows: National Cash Register Company . . . . . . . $24,356.00 Burroughs Corporation . . . . . . $25,325.94 Delivery of the Burroughs machine could be made within 75 days, whereas, delivery of the NCR machine could be made within 210 days. The Board heard the representatives from each company and advised the bidders that a final decision would be made at the March 19th meeting. The Board then proceeded to open the bids received for construct- ion of a metal building to be erected at the corner of Elm and McIntosh Street. The bids received were as follows: Metal Building Constructors, Inc. . . . . . $ 7, 647. 00 Southern Builders Company, Inc. . . . . . $ 10, 750. 89 Metal Building Systems, Inc. . . . . . $ 8, 890. 00 G. E. Bobbitt & Associates, Inc. . . . . . $ 9,780. 00 The Board heard the representatives of the firms present and after consideration of same, upon motion of Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Hancock, it was RESOLVED to appropriate the amount of $7, 647. 00 from the Revenue Sharing Funds for the purpose of purchasing said building and the low bid of Metal Building Constructors, Inc., was approved and accepted and the Chairman authorized to purchasesame.