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COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED HOW SOON THEY COULD GET STARTED IF AWARDED THIS JOB. MR. BEINDORF REPLIED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE CONTRACT IS NEGOTIATED, AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF PULLING IN PERSONNEL FROM .JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE FOR THE JOB. MR. ENG REPORTED THAT IF THEY CAN IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF BRIDGES, THE PROJECT COULD BE FIGURED ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, MR..ROBBINS INTERJECTED THAT THEY COULD DO CERTAIN BRIDGES ON A PRIORITY BASIS TO ENABLE THE COUNTY TO START THEIR APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, HE CONTINUED THAT THE INFORMATION THE DOT WILL BE REQUESTING WILL BE THE COST FOR REFURBISHMENT, AND THIS FIGURE WILL BE REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE COUNTY TO OBTAIN FUNDING,, MR, ROBBINS EXPLAINED THAT THESE REPORTS WILL REMAIN AS A PERMANENT RECORD FOR THE COUNTY. MR. BEINDORF THANKED THE BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION, AND HE AND HIS ASSOCIATES LEFT THE MEETING. COMMISSIONER SI-EBERT SUMMED UP THEIR PRESENTATION BY STATING THAT THEY SEEM TO HAVE THE PERSONNEL NECESSARY, INCLUDING A SOILS AND HYDROLOGY ENGINEER. HE FELT IT MIGHT END UP COSTING THE COUNTY LESS MONEY FOR THIS PROGRAM BY USING THE LOCAL FIRM. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED HIS FIRST CHOICE IS BEINDORF & ASSOCIATES, AND HIS SECOND CHOICE WOULD BE HOWARD,NEEDLES,TAMMEN & BERGENDOFF. COMMISSIONER LYONS AND COMMISSIONER DEESON AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER $IEBERT. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER $IEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER LYONS, THAT THE BOARD'S FIRST CHOICE BE BEINDORF & ASSOCIATES, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE BOARD IS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING WITH THEM, THEN HOWARD,NEEDLES,TAMMEN & BERGENDOFF WOULD Be THE SECOND OPTION, AND THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR, THE ATTORNEY AND CHAIRMAN BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT. DISCUSSION ENSUED REGARDING BEINDORF & ASSOCIATES.' QUALIFI CATIONS. .JOINT VENTURES WERE ALSO DISCUSSED AND IT WAS HOPED THAT IF 14 MAY 2 4 1979 mg 40 PAGE 374 I