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considered from a Request for Qualification that was issued 7/2/2021. A review group consisted of Assistant County Manager/Finance Director Lisa Minter, Appraisal Manager Lisa Faulkner, and Tax Administrator Michael Brown. The group reviewed the information from the four firms and Piner Appraisal, Inc. was recommended for the project. Motion: Motion to approve recommended firm Piner Appraisal, Inc. for the 2023 reappraisal process. Mover: Robert Reives For: 7 - Arianna Lavallee, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick Motion Result: Passed VI.D Development Services Project 4838-02R -21 Recommendation of Award Development Services Director Santiago Giraldo requested the award to Bar Construction in the amount of$322,000 for project 4838- 02R- 21 Lee County Government Center Parking Lot parking lot construction. This is a rebid. The first bid received two submissions, and the second bid received three. At the bid opening on August 3, 2021, bids were received from Bar Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of$323,000, S.T. Wooten Corporation in the amount of$378,590, and Msquare Construction in the amount of$580,000. The bid package from the lowest bidder, Bar Construction Company, Inc. was properly executed and met all required documentation. The project engineer, RKA recommends the award of the project to Bar Construction. Lee County Parking Lots_Bid Award Letter.pdf Motion: Motion to approve Bar Construction for Project 4838- 02R- 21 in the amount of $322,000 and that the Board Chair is authorized to sign the contract. Mover: Robert Reives For: 7 - Arianna Lavallee, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick Motion Result: Passed VI.E Discussion on COVID-19 policies County Manager John Crumpton stated that the County now has 12 employees out because of the virus and it is impacting the ability of some departments to provide service. Work from home has been allowed on a case by case basis as long as the employee's condition allows them to do so. Health Director Heath Cain provided a presentation on demographics concerning COVID-19. Fully vaccinated people can spread the virus to others and about 15-20% are currently breakthrough cases. He recommended wearing a mask to prevent the transmission of this variant. The Delta Variant is more transmissible and is the primary variant found in NC. About 90% of the cases currently in NC are caused by the Delta Variant. There is an upward trend of cases including 121 over the weekend. The 25-49 age group range is being significantly impacted. Vaccinations are being provided by the Health Department on Thursday and Friday afternoons. The Health Department is looking at expanding Thursday and Friday clinics from 1- 4:30 p.m. in addition to expanding testing efforts. They are also looking at hiring more staff to help with contact tracing. There are certain conditions that currently need to be met to get the third vaccine, which include a weakened immune system through medications or health conditions. LCHDCOVID-19 UPDATEAugust16.pdf 6