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CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE ASKED THE ARCHITECT TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL IN A LETTER FORM TO GIVE THE BOARD A BASIS TO CON- SIDER,.BUT HIS INTENTIONS ARE THAT A SIMILAR TYPE CONTRACT TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT BE DRAWN UP�EXTENDING THE ORIGINAL TO COVER THE "AS BUILT" DRAWINGS AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE.- THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THAT THEY WILL BILL US AS THE WORK PROGRESSES, AND IF THEY DO NOT SPEND ALL THE TIME ESTIMATED, WE WILL NOT BE BILLED FOR IT. • ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON ASKED IF THE BOARD COULD AUTHORIZE THE ARCHITECTS TO PROCEED BASED UPON THE BOARD WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT. HE NOTED THAT IT IS COSTING US MONEY EVERY DAY WE DELAY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE IS NOT IN THAT MUCH OF A HURRY AND DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE A GIANT MISTAKE. MR. KONTOULAS.INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS CHECKED AROUND, AND BUILDING CONTRACTORS ARE ESTIMATING A 2% TO 5% INCREASE ON EVERY- THING DURING THE YEAR, HE, THEREFORE, FELT IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO DELAY TOO LONG. CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD IS GOING TO DO, BUT HE AGREED THAT, IN ANY EVENT, WE MUST HAVE "AS BUILT" DRAWINGS AND THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME. COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THAT WE MUST KEEP MOVING. ATTORNEY COLLINS PROPOSED, SINCE THIS CONTRACT WILL BE BASICALLY ON A TIME BASIS, THAT A WORKSHOP MEETING BE HELD WITH THE ARCHITECTS SO THAT THE BOARD CAN EXPRESS THEIR CONCEPTS AS TO COST APPROACH WITH THE RESULT THAT THE ENGINEERS WILL BE SPENDING THEIR TIME ON WHAT THE BOARD ACTUALLY WANTS RATHER THAN WHAT THE ENGINEERS.MIGHT THINK THEY WANT. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON AGREED THAT A WORKSHOP MEETING TO KICK OFF THE NEXT PHASE WOULD BE VERY APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO GIVE THE ENGINEERS THE BOARD'S FEELINGS ON HOW THEY WANT THE JOB DONE, AND IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY WISH TO LEAVE 90% OF THE EXISTING WALLS UP AT ALL COSTS AND.TELL PEOPLE THEY HAVE TO FIT WITHIN A CERTAIN SPACE. COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE HAVE TAKEN A BIG STEP BY HAVING THE CONTRACT BROKEN DOWN. SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE AS BUILT PLANS, WHICH 36 MAR .7 1979 39 PAl