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THEY CUT A PORTION OF THE VERTICAL SHELL OUT AND LOWERED THE ROOF DOWN. <br />HE NOTED THAT IT HAD TO MEET THE ISO MPH WIND LOADING REQUIREMENTS, ETC., <br />AND THEY HAD IT SENT OUT AFTER MINOR MODIFICATIONS. MR. FOSTER POINTED <br />OUT THAT IN ADDITION TO ALL THIS, THE MATERIAL THEY BOUGHT COST THEM 10o <br />MORE BECAUSE OF THE MINORITY REQUIREMENTS; THE STEEL THEY USED WAS <br />HEAVIER; AND PHYSICALLY GETTING STARTED ON THE JOB TOOK LONGER THAN <br />EVERYONE HAD HOPED, HE WISHED TO IMPRESS ON THE BOARD THAT THEY UNDER- . <br />STAND THE BOARD'S DISAPPOINTMENT AND CONCERN, BUT FELT THEY REALLY MADE <br />CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS AND DID ALL THEY COULD TO HELP THE SITUATION. <br />MR. FOSTER EXPLAINED THAT THE NEXT UNFORTUNATE THING WAS THE <br />INVOLVEMENT OF THE SUBCONTRACTOR WHICH THEY HAD CHOSEN TO BUILD THE <br />• FOUNDATION. THE PROGRESS THAT WAS MADE WAS NOT AS SPEEDY AS DESIRED, AND <br />IT TOOK CONSIDERABLE EFFORT ON THEIR BEHALF TO GET IT DONE. WHEN THEY <br />FINISHED THE PROJECT, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE LINES, WHICH MR. FOSTER <br />FELT STILL HASN`T BEEN TOTALLY RESOLVED. HE BELIEVED THE ENTIRE LINE <br />WAS DUG UP AND EVERY JOINT CHECKED, BUT EVEN AFTER THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED, <br />e <br />THERE WAS STILL WATER SEEPAGE BEFORE IT GOT TO THE TANK, WHICH WAS NOT <br />HIS COMPANY`S RESPONSIBILITY. HE NOTED THAT THEY ARE STILL INVOLVED IN <br />SOME LAWSUITS WITH THIS SUBCONTRACTOR. MR. FOSTER STATED THAT MOST OF <br />THE DELAY INCURRED WAS NOT SO MUCH IN THEIR OWN EFFORTS, BUT IN TYING <br />THE TANK IN, FINISHING THE JOB OFF, AND COMPLETING THE PROJECT TO WHERE <br />THE ENGINEERS COULD DESCRIBE THEIR WORK AS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE WHEN <br />YOU COULD PUT THE TANK ON THE COUNTY SYSTEM AND MAKE IT A USEFUL ENTITY. <br />MR. FOSTER THEN APPEALED TO THE BOARD, PARTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE A NEW <br />COMPANY AND TRYING TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN. HE NOTED THE PENALTY, WHICH <br />IS OVER $20,000, IS A VERY SUBSTANTIAL PENALTY AND HURTS THEM A GREAT <br />DEAL MORE THAN IT MIGHT SOME LARGER COMPANY. HE STATED THAT THEY WANT <br />TO FEEL THAT THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB FOR THE COUNTY; THEY WILL HAVE <br />THEIR PAINTING CONTRACTOR BACK TO REPAINT SHORTLY; AND WHATEVER THEY <br />CAN DO TO MAKE THE TANK RIGHT WHERE ALL CAN FEEL PROUD OF IT, THEY <br />WILL DO. MR. FOSTER FELT THAT NO ONE CAN SAY THAT THEY HAVE TRIED TO <br />BE NEGATIVE ON ANY PART OF THIS, AND THEIR REAL APPEAL IS NOT ONE THAT <br />THEY WANT TO BE IN AN ARGUMENTATIVE STATE BECAUSE THEY CAN `T SAY THEY <br />36 <br />MAY 2 31979 <br />Boa 40 PA,,,( 324 <br />I <br />