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AS WE DO THE DESIGN, WE CAN GET INTO MORE SPECIFICS, DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, THE AMOUNT OF RENOVATION NECESSARY, HOW THE SPACE -IS GOING TO WORK OUT, ETC., AND AT THAT TIME,CAN GET A MUCH BETTER IDEA OF THE ACTUAL COST. WE MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO TELL THE ARCHITECTS WHAT MAXIMUM COST FIGURE WE WANT THEM TO WORK WITHIN AND APPROACH IT ON THAT BASIS. CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT MR. BOWEN CAUTIONED THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN RENOVATION BECAUSE EVERY WALL YOU SUBTRACT IS A MINUS AND THEN IT COSTS TO RENOVATE AFTER THAT; SO, IF YOU MAKE TOO MANY SUB- TRACTIONS, YOUR COSTS GO UP WAY OUT OF PROPORTION AND YOU CAN STILL END UP WITH A 20 YEAR OLD SHELL. THE CHAIRMAN CONTINUED THAT THE NEXT STEP IS THE "AS BUILT" DRAWINGS BECAUSE THESE MUST BE DONE BEFORE THE ARCHITECT CAN GO INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN. HE SUGGESTED THAT A CONTRACT FOR THE AS BUILT DRAWINGS AND DESIGN PHASE BE BASED ON A CONTRACT JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT, WITH A MAXIMUM FEE AND BASED ON THE ARCHITECT'S COST PLUS PER= CENT OF ACTUAL MAN HOURS EXPENDED; THEN, WHEN WE GO INTO CONSTRUCTION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THAT CONTRACT BASED ON A MORE ACCURATE CONSTRUCTION COST FIGURE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IT CONCERNS HIM THAT THE ARCHITECTS LATEST PROPOSAL Ij STILL BASED ON 20% OF 8-1/2% OF.THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST OF 3.277 MILLION. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON POINTED OUT THAT THIS IS ONLY FOR THIS PHASE UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO WORK OUT MORE ACCURATE COSTS, AND THEIR FEE IS LIMITED AT $69,209. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED WHETHER WE WOULD RECEIVE CREDIT IF { IT IS FOUND THAT THIS COST PROJECTION IS VERY HIGH WHEN WE GET INTO THE f CONSTRUCTION PHASE. •CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT HE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION, AND THE ARCHITECTS SAID THEY HAD TAKEN A PROJECTION OF THE MAN HOURS IT WOULD , TAKE TO DO THIS PARTICULAR PHASE AND IT CAME OUT VERY CLOSE TO THEIR . ORIGINAL FIGURE. MR. SINGH, OF CONNELL, METCALF & EDDY, AGREED. HE STATED THAT IF THE ARCHITECTS SHOULD SPEND ONLY $3,000 DURING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE, THAT IS WHAT THE COUNTY WOULD PAY. THE $69,000 FIGURE IS THE TOP LIMIT FIGURE. 35 MAS 7 1979 � .