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RICHARD VOTAPKA, ENGINEER, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER N0. I FOR DRIVEWAYS, INC., WHO IS WORKING ON THE GIFFORD WATER SYSTEM. MR. VOTAPKA EXPLAINED THE ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED AS FOLLOWS: I. INSTALLATION OF A NEW CONNECTION AT THE TRANSMISSION MAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF 28TH AVENUE NORTH OF 43RD STREET, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO RAISE THE PRESSURE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE FLOW. 2. INSTALLATION OF A GATE VALVE FOR THREE HYDRANTS'. MR. VOTAPKA NOTED THAT WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT, THESE WERE LEFT OFF, AND CONSEQUENTLY IF ONE OF THESE HYDRANTS WAS HIT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AN ENTIRE SECTION. 3. INSTALLATION OF A BLOWOFF ASSEMBLY IN ONE SUBDIVISION WHERE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY OF FLUSHING THE LINE. 4. REPLACEMENT OF TWO BRONZE VALVES., AFTER THE CONTRACT WAS LET, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THESE WERE BROKEN, MR. VOTAPKA DID NOT FEEL THERE WILL BE MANY CHANGE ORDERS, BUT STATED THAT,_,THIS WORK HAS TO BE DONE AND THE INCREASE AMOUNTS TO $5,025. HE NOTED THAT THE MONEY WE WILL RECEIVE BACK AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FROM PDM AND THE CONTINGENCY FUND SHOULD COVER THIS. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS REVIEWED THIS CHANGE ORDER WITH MR. VOTAPKA AND FEELS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS BE EXPEDITED. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED CHANGE ORDER #I AS PRESENTED BY ENGINEER VOTAPKA FOR FOUR ITEMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,025, MR. VOTAPKA COMMENTED THAT DRIVEWAYS INC., IS ALSO ASKING FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL DAYS IN ORDER TO GET THESE ITEMS. CHAIRMAN ,',ODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE ALREADY GIVEN THEM 75 DAYS EXTENSION AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED YET. HE DID NOT SEE WHY THEY HAVE TO HAVE FIVE ADDITIONAL DAYS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO ALTERNATIVES TO ADDING FIVE DAYS. 27 s� �r J P�G,R y AUG 2 3 1978 f P