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Ll Mr. Howard Rhodes (DRAFT LETTER) State of Florida Department of Environmental Regulation 2562 Executive Center Circle, East Montgomery Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301 RE: EPA Project C 120502010 Indian River County Dear Mr. Rhodes: Please be informed that we have now received the Indian River Wasteload Allocations and our engineers are reactivating the Indian River County 201 Planning Process. However, lack of the above information necessitated that ^ur engineers stop work on the project for a period of some eight months while awaiting the wasteload allocations. As a consequence, we are submitting herewith an original and three copies of page numbers 1, 6 and 8, EPA Form 5700-32, "App:._cation for Federal Assistance (For Construction Programs)". The application requests an increase in the project performance time of eight months, this being the amount of time lost as a result of the foregoing circumstances. The application also requests an increase in the grant in the amount of $11,378.00 to offset, in part, the engineers escalation in salary and overhead costs as a consequence of the delay in completing the project. Your early recommendation of the application to the EPA would be appreciated. Very truly yours, DR. SMITH NOTED THAT IN RE-EXAMINING THEIR BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT, THEY FIND THAT THEIR OVERHEAD AND SALARY COSTS HAVE GONE UP TO A POINT WHERE THEY DO NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD BEAR THIS BURDEN BUT THAT THE EN- VIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SHOULD HELP, AND THEY ARE HERE TODAY TO ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND AN INCREASE IN GRANT MONEY TO OFFSET THE ENGINEERS' INCREASE IN OVERHEAD, ETC. HE POINTED OUT THAT IT COSTS THEM TO CLOSE DOWN A JOB AND THEN CRANK IT UP AGAIN AND STATED THAT HE DOES NOT FEEL THERE WILL BE ANY PROBLEM GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE STATE BECAUSE THIS WAS DUE TO THEIR DELAY. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED MAKING APPLICATION TO THE EPA FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT PERFORMANCE TIME AND FOR AN $11,378 INCREASE IN THE GRANT TO OFFSET ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED BECAUSE OF DELAY OF INFORMA- TIONAL MATERIAL FROM THE DER AND AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN TO THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS. DR. SMITH NOTED THAT WE ARE ALL BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED AT THE FAILURE OF THE APPLICATION TO THE ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR 21 317 JAN �. 9 ��7F� ., .