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MR. FOSTER STATED THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO SAY AND COULD ONLY <br />MAKE A GUESS OF POSSIBLY 15-20 DAYS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY PENALTY CLAUSE IF THEIR <br />SUBCONTRACTORS ARE NOTABLE TO PRODUCE IN TIME. <br />MR. FOSTER ANSWERED THAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT. THEIR <br />STANDARD CONTRACT DOES CALL FOR THIS, BUT THEY HAD WRITTEN A SPECIAL <br />CONTRACT WITH WEBB WHICH ELIMINATED THIS PROVISION. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT HE HAD SAID THERE WERE THREE <br />EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES - THE 34 DAYS AOR ACTUALLY 31 DAYS TO TEST THE <br />LINE SINCE IT SHOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN 3); THE MINORITY CONTRACT, WHICH WAS <br />ANOTHER 10 DAYS OR SO, AND WHAT ELSE? <br />MR. FOSTER ANSWERED THAT IT WAS LATE DELIVERY OF THE STEEL. <br />HE CONTINUED THAT ANOTHER PROBLEM INVOLVED THE PAINTING CONTRACTOR, NIS <br />CREW LEFT; THE FOREMAN STAYED ON THE JOB BY HIMSELF; AND TIME WAS LOST <br />BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING A FULL CREW ON THE JOB. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT FEEL IT IS FAIR <br />FOR HYDROSTORAGE TO THROW ITSELF ON THE MERCY OF THE TAXPAYER. HE <br />CONTINUED THAT SOME CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, AND <br />ONE OF THE REASONS THEY ARE IS BECAUSE THEY TAKE HIGH RISKS. SOMETIMES <br />YOU LOSE, AND SOMETIMES YOU WIN. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT CONTINUED THAT <br />THE BOARD DID GIVE THEM -AN ADDITIONAL 53 DAYS, BUT THEN CORRECTED HIM- <br />SELF AND NOTED THAT WAS GIVEN TO WIDELL ASSOCIATES. <br />RICHARD VOTAPKA, CONSULTING ENGINEER, STATED THAT HE WAS NOT <br />INVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT, BUT IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT PDM <br />HYDROSTORAGE KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT A TANK THEY HAD IN STOCK AND THAT <br />IT REQUIRED A SPECIAL WIND LOADING WHICH WOULD TAKE TIME. HE FELT THEY <br />PUT AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THEIR ORIGINAL BID TO MAKE PROVISION FOR <br />THIS. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS AGREED THAT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION <br />THAT.THIS WAS NOT A STANDARD TANK THAT COULD COME OUT OF STOCK AND THAT <br />IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SPECIALLY FABRICATED.. HE NOTED THAT LATER ON THEY <br />SAID THEY HAD LOCATED A 500,000 GALLON TANK, WHICH WAS HEAVIER THAN THE <br />ORIGINAL DESIGN, AND THEY STATED COULD MODIFY THE HEAVIER TANK IF WE <br />WOULD AGREE TO USE IT. <br />MAY 2,3 1979 BOOK" 40 FAGE 326 <br />