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i <br />EIGHT REGIONAL CENTERS. HE POINTED OUT THAT THEY DID A GREAT DEAL OF <br />STANDARDIZATION IN THIS PROGRAM, WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO DEAL WITH <br />OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODIES MORE EFFICIENTLY. MR. LITTLE NOTED THAT THEY <br />A -RE VERY ACTIVE IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY CONSERVATION. THEY DID A SURVEY <br />FOR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL IN MIAMI AND ACHIEVED A REDUC- <br />TION IN ENERGY UTILIZATION OF 35 TO 40% AND BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE A VERY <br />IMPORTANT ASPECT IN REMODELING OF THE HOSPITAL. <br />MR. LITTLE CONTINUED THAT THEY ARE THOROUGHLY EXPERIENCED <br />IN DOING THE LEGWORK NECESSARY, KNOW THE APPROPRIATE FORMS AND PROCEDURES <br />TO USE, AND EVEN UTILIZE THEIR OWN COMPUTER OCCASIONALLY. HE FELT THAT <br />THEY KNOW HOW TO DO ALL THIS RAPIDLY WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE WASTE OF <br />EFFORT AND COST. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH LOCAL . <br />ARCHITECT, JOHN SCHLITT, WILL BE A GREAT ASSET, <br />MR. LITTLE THEN DISCUSSED AN INTERNAL REMODELING OF ABOUT <br />60,000 FEET OF LEASED OFFICE SPACE WHICH THEY DID RECENTLY FOR A BANKING <br />ASSOCIATION IN MIAMI. HE NOTED THAT THEY DID THIS ON A "FAST TRACK" <br />PROGRAM AS IT HAD TO BE COMPLETED BETWEEN .JUNE AND NOVEMBER SO THEY ARE <br />FAMILIAR WITH WORKING ON A SHORT CUT BASIS TO GET PEOPLE IN QUICKLY. <br />HE EMPHASIZED THAT THEIR REPUTATION IS BASED ON BEING EXTREMELY COST <br />CONSCIOUS. HE THEN PRESENTED A DIAGRAM OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, <br />INCLUDING IN-HOUSE DESIGN TEAM CONSULTANTS, IN-HOUSE TECHNICAL RESOURCES, <br />ETC. <br />RON SING, PROJECT MANAGER, NEXT SPOKE REPRESENTING CONNELL, <br />METCALF & EDDY. HE DISCUSSED THE LOCATION OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT <br />OFFICES AND NOTED THAT THEY CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES - THE <br />LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION, THE JUDICIAL FUNCTION AND THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION. <br />MR. SING ADDRESSED DETERMINING CURRENT SPACE NEEDS AND PROJECTED SPACE <br />NEEDS INTO THE YEAR 2000. HE STATED THAT.HE WILL SET UP SPACE STANDARDS; <br />THEN WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH CAN BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE HOSPITAL, IN <br />THE COURTHOUSE, AND IN THE ANNEX, AND WILL DO AN ANALYSIS. HE NOTED <br />THAT A FLEXIBLE PLAN WILL BE NEEDED, AND THEY MAY LUMP SEVERAL DEPART- <br />MENTS IN ONE AREA, SUCH AS PLANNING, ZONING AND BUILDING, TO MAKE IT <br />MORE EFFICIENT AND EASIER FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MR. SING CONTINUED <br />TO DISCUSS ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY, EMPHASIZING ENERGY CONSERVATION. <br />2 <br />OCT 91978 <br />aoo36 gAdo <br />