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MR. MOUSER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY ARE A GOOD SIZE FIRM WITH 63 <br />PERSONNEL, AND THE PARTNERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED. THEY HAVE ALL THE <br />VARIOUS ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES NECESSARY FOR SUCH A PROJECT. HE THEN <br />INTRODUCED BOB THOMPSON, WHO WOULD BE PROJECT MANAGER. <br />MR. THOMPSON EXPLAINED THAT AS PROJECT MANAGER, HE WOULD BE <br />INDEPENDENT OF THE WORK LOAD OF THE OFFICE AND WOULD NOT BE TIED DOWN <br />TO ANY JOB OTHER THAN THE HOSPITAL PROJECT. HE WOULD SPEND ALL HIS <br />TIME COORDINATING THIS PROJECT TO ELIMINATE ANY CONFUSION, REPETITION <br />OR CONFLICT. MR. THOMPSON CONTINUED THAT, BEFORE YOU ESTABLISH A <br />BUDGET, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, AND THEY WILL CONDUCT <br />A FACILITY SURVEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING AND FIRE CODES, <br />TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE HANDICAPPED AND ENERGY CONSERVATION <br />GUIDELINES, ETC. MR. THOMPSON NOTED THAT .THERE IS A LOT OF EXCESS <br />EQUIPMENT, AND HE FELT THEY CAN DETERMINE WHAT IS SALVAGEABLE AND WHAT <br />MAY HAVE A RESALE VALUE. THEY WOULD ESTABLISH A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS <br />WITH DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND RELOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS. MR. THOMPSON <br />REVIEWED THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF THEIR SERVICES AND NOTED THEY WOULD SET <br />UP AN OFFICE IN THE FACILITY ITSELF. HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS A <br />LOT OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT THAT WILL NEED TO BE SURVEYED, AND ALL THIS <br />MUST BE DOCUMENTED BEFORE YOU CAN START TO PLAN. <br />JACK BELLAY, LOCAL ARCHITECT, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS <br />OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND HAS GATHERED KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDING CON- <br />STRUCTION SUFFICIENT TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT TO FIND IN THE HOSPITAL <br />STRUCTURE JUST FROM KNOWING THE TYPE.OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE TIME IT WAS <br />BUILT.. HE NOTED THAT THEY MUST TAKE AN EXISTING BUILDING AND MAKE IT <br />PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE COUNTY AND DO THIS <br />WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WORK. HE EMPHASIZED THAT HE WOULD SET UP AN <br />OFFICE WITHIN THE HOSPITAL ITSELF, WHICH HE FELT WOULD EXPEDITE MATTERS <br />GREATLY. <br />MR. HOUSER, A PRINCIPAL OF THE FIRM AND HEAD OF THE MECHANICAL <br />h <br />ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, STATED THAT HE FEELS THEY HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL <br />STAFF, MANY OF WHOM HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR FOURTEEN YEARS, AND RENO- <br />VATION AND REMODELING HAS BEEN THEIR MAIN SUIT. HE NOTED THAT THEY <br />DID A FOUR MILLION DOLLAR JOB -FOR THE SHUTTLE PROGRAM. MR. HOUSER THEN <br />10 <br />OCT 91978 <br />0 <br />e .36 F <br />