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INSPECTION. HE STATED THEY HAVE FOUND THAT IN SOME BRIDGES BUILT IN <br />THE MID-I960S, UNDER THE FDOT METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION, SOME MAJOR <br />CRACKING WAS FOUND IN THE NEOPRENE PADS. MR. DLOUHY THEN ENCOURAGED <br />THE BOARD TO CHECK WITH THE FIRMS PREVIOUS CLIENTS FOR PERFORMANCE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED HOW SOON HIS FIRM COULD GET STARTED, <br />IF SELECTED. <br />MR, DLOUHY STATED AFTER THEY ARE NOTIFIED, THEY WOULD GET <br />TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY TO DEVELOP A.CONTRACT,AND COULD START WITHIN <br />I OR 2 WEEKS. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO DO THE <br />JOB. <br />MR. DLOUHY SAID THE OVERALL PROJECT FOR THE 25.BRIDGES, <br />BARRING UNFORESEEN WEATHER CONDITIONS, PROBABLY WOULD TAKE 90 DAYS. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS COMMENTED THAT THEY WERE NOT TOLD <br />EXACTLY HOW MANY BRIDGES THE COUNTY HAD BUT THEY ARE MOSTLY THE SAME <br />DESIGN; THE NUMBER OF BRIDGES COULD BE WAY OFF. <br />MR. DLOUHY SAID THAT THEY MUST HAVE ACCESS TO THE LOW LEVEL <br />BRIDGES AND WOULD ASK THAT THE COUNTY CLEAN THE BRUSH AROUND THESE <br />FACILITIES SO THEY, AS ENGINEERS, WOULD NOT HAVE TO D0: THE ,BRUSH.;:.,:_;.. <br />CLEANING. ON THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE -TO USE <br />A aSNOOPER 0 INITIALLY. HE CONTINUED THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME IS <br />NEEDED FOR SETUP AND IF ALL THE BRIDGES ARE THE SAME, THERE IS NO <br />• PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT 2 TO 6 BRIDGES MAY BE INSPECTED A DAY AS <br />EVERYTHING IS A DEPENDENT FACTOR; AND CERTAIN DIMENSIONS MUST BE TAKEN <br />ON EACH BRIDGE. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF THEY HAD A SPECIFIC CONTRACT. <br />MR. DLOUHY COMMENTED THAT HIS FIRM IS VERY FLEXIBLE AND <br />WOULD DISCUSS TERMS WITH THE BOARD. HE REPORTED THAT THEY USE THE <br />�. LUMP SUM METHOD; THEY FURNISH THE NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS AND HOURLY RATES, <br />AND IN THAT WAY THE BOARD THEN KNOWS THE EXACT PRICE. MR. DLOUHY . <br />FURTHER STATED THAT SOME CLIENTS LIKE TO WORK WITH COST PLUS A FIXED <br />FEE, A MULTIPLIER, AND HE BELIEVES IN BEING THOROUGH AND•DOING THE JOB <br />FOR A FAIR PRICE. HE THEN ASKED WHEN THE BOARD ANTICIPATED THEIR <br />DECISION FOR THIS PROJECT. <br />7 <br />MAY 2 41979 <br />BOOK , 40 PAGE 367 <br />