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<br />: SVERDRUP & PARCEL AND ASSOCIATES. INC.
<br />AND
<br />' SEINDORF AND ASSOCIATES. INC.
<br />MJ0INT VENTURZ)
<br />Mr. Jack G. Jennings
<br />County Administrator
<br />Indian River County
<br />County Courthouse, Room 115 July 17, 1978
<br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960
<br />Re: Indian River County Water System
<br />EDA Project.04-51-20869
<br />Dear -14r. Jennings:
<br />Ralph Eng of Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc., and I have reviewed the Widell
<br />Associates, Inc., letter of July 10, 1978, to Indian River County, in which they
<br />requested a 62 calendar day time extension to their contract for the above subject
<br />project. The four principal reasons cited in their letter as causes for delay are
<br />as follows:
<br />1. i•ailure to perform and subsequent cancellation of Minority Systems, Inc.., in
<br />their subcontract with Widell Associates, Inc.
<br />2. Delayed shipment of pumping equipment and auxiliary engine by the manufacturer.
<br />3. Workers strike in March 1978 by the BIF (Basic.In Flow) Company delaying ship-
<br />Inent of system instrumentation.
<br />4. Delay in electrical work and instrumentation installation at the elevated
<br />water storage tank caused by delay of POM-Hydrostorage in starting tower
<br />erection.
<br />The records show that a 62 -day period lapsed between the time Minority Systems,
<br />Inc., requested cancellation of their subcontract with Widell Associates, Inc., and
<br />the date Cad W. Brown, the succeeding minority contractor, entered into subcontract
<br />with Widell Associates, Inc., for construction of the pumping station.
<br />During the time, however, when Widell Associates, Inc., was seeking and negotiating
<br />with various minority contractors, no work of any kind was performed by Widell
<br />Associates, Inc., from March I8th through March- 31st.
<br />The pumps.for the pump station have arrived and were installed on July 11, 1978,
<br />but the auxiliary engine has not been shipped yet. It is supposed to be shipped
<br />by the end of.Juiy and can be easily installed within a week after arrival.
<br />The BIF strike is now over but the scheduled shipping dates for the Chronoflo
<br />transmitter and receiver are September 22nd and October 16th, respectively. Widell
<br />Associates, Inc., is currently trying to expedite shipment.
<br />Erection of the water tower is supposed to be completed by the end of July, so that
<br />Commencement of the electrical work and instrumentation by Widell Associates, Inc.,
<br />Should not be as delayed as they anticipated.
<br />We, therefore, recommend the following:
<br />1. All work under contract including testing, sterilization, and start up without
<br />instrumentation shall be completed by no later than Friday, August 25, 1978.
<br />This is an extension of 53 calendar days to the contract time for Widell
<br />Associates, Inc.
<br />2. Shipment, installation, and operation'of all instrumentation will have an in-
<br />definite extension but no later than December 1, 1978, with the following con-
<br />ditions:
<br />A. Widell Associates, Inc., shall maintain their performance and payment
<br />bonds, and insurance until final acceptance of the project.
<br />i3. •The County shall operate the system manually from the time it is completed
<br />.without the instrumentation; the total calendar days of manual operation
<br />will be subtracted from the one year warranty period.
<br />C. The warranty period for the instrumentation shall be one year from the date
<br />of final acceptance of the project.
<br />3. Widell Associates, Inc., may be assessed liquidated damages of $200 per calen-
<br />.dar day after August 25, 1978, if all the work under the contract excluding
<br />instrumentation is not completed.
<br />We request that the Indian River County Commissioners review our recommendations
<br />at their regularly scheduled July 19, 1978, meeting, and notify Widell Associates,
<br />Inc., of their decision regarding the extension of contract time as soon as possible
<br />following the meeting.
<br />Sincerely, -
<br />Richard B. Votapka
<br />Beindorf and Associates, Inc.
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