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.ti MR. COPELAND STATED THAT THEIR FIGURES ARE NOW BASED ON SUPPLYING SUCH EQUIPMENT. HE NOTED THAT IF THE COUNTY HAS THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE, THEY CHARGE LESS, BUT POINTED OUT THAT IF YOU HAVE TO GO -OUT AND BUY SUCH EQUIPMENT AND HAVE A MAN TO OPERATE IT, IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED ABOUT THEIR INSURANCE. MR. COPELAND STATED THAT THEY MAINTAIN A RATHER LARGE COVERAGE, WHICH HE FELT WOULD INDEMNIFY THE COUNTY FOR THEIR WORK, BUT HE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD INDEMNIFY THEM COMPLETELY. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER ASKED HOW THEY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN . THEIR BASE COST AND COST-PLUS. MR. COPELAND STATED THAT THE BASE COST IS FOR START-UP AND REGULAR SERVICE. COST PLUS IS SIMPLY THE SERVICE CHARGE TO ACT AS THE COUNWS PURCHASING AGENT TO BUY AND MAINTAIN PARTS THAT ARE TO BE USED FOR THE COUNTY SYSTEM. THERE IS NO SEPARATE LABOR CHARGE - THE 25% APPLIES ONLY TO PARTS. CHAIRMAN WODTKE SPOKE OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A REPAIR SERVICE AVAILABLE AND ALSO A PREVENTIVE PROGRAM WHICH WOULD PAY OFF. IN THE LONG RUN. HE ASKED IF MR. COPELAND NEEDED AN INDICATION OF THE RESPONSE TIME DESIRED. MR. COPELAND STATED THAT THIS IS THE KEY ELEMENT, AND 'NOTED THAT THEY WORK ON A SIX HOUR RESPONSE TIME IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE TIME. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT A SIX HOUR RESPONSE TIME WAS SATISFACTORY. ATTORNEY COLLINS REQUESTED THAT MR. COPELAND CHECK INTO HAVING THE COUNTY ADDED AS A CO-INSURED. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy,SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY REQUESTED MR. COPELAND TO PRESENT A FIRM CONTRACT BASED ON THE PRESENTATION MADE TODAY FOR THE WORK AS OUTLINED IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND THAT THE CHAIRMAN BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACT UPON APPROVAL OF THE ATTORNEY. THE BOARD THEREUPON RECESSED AT 12:10 O'CLOCK P.M. FOR LUNCH AND RECONVENED AT 1:45 O'CLOCK P.M. WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT. NOIT 151978 27 mf,,.:r'268,