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NOV 211919 BOOK 42 pAGE175 RANBIR SINGH, CONNELL METCALF & EDDY, INC., APPROACHED THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE COURTHOUSE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE DETAILS RECEIVED FROM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT KONTOULAS AFTER HIS REVIEW OF THOSE DOCUMENTS, AND ADVISED THAT MOST OF THOSE COMMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. MR. SINGH NOTED THAT HE WILL BE SENDING A COPY OF THE DRAFT PREPARED FOR ADVERTISING THE BIDS NEXT WEEK FOR THE BOARDS REVIEW AND WOULD LIKE, IF POSSIBLE, AUTHORIZATION AT THE DECEMBER 5, 1979 MEETING FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR TO ADVERTISE THE PROJECT FOR BIDS. HE COMMENTED THAT THEY WILL BEGIN PRINTING THE DRAWINGS AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTING SETS TO THE CONTRACTORS BETWEEN DECEMBER 15TH AND 31ST; ALSO THEY WILL SCHEDULE A PRE-BID CONFERENCE, MR. SINGH REPORTED THAT ALL CONTRACTORS WILL BE WELCOME TO COME TO THIS CONFERENCE TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECT. HE NOTED THAT THE BIDS WILL BE OPENED ON JANUARY 23, 1980 AT THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING, READ ALOUD, AND THE FIGURES NOTED; AFTERWARD THE BIDS WILL BE ANALYZED AND THEY WILL MAKE RECOMMENDA TIONS. MR. SINGH STATED THAT ON JANUARY 31, 1980 A WORKSHOP FOR THE COMMISSION WILL BE SCHEDULED TO TAKE ACTION AND, HOPEFULLY, AWARD THE CONTRACT; ANY FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE AT THAT TIME. HE COMMENTED THAT THE INFLATION FACTOR IS 12% TO 15% PER YEAR, WHICH IS THE SCHEDULE AGREED UPON IN THE WORKSHOP MEETING HELD SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THESE FUGURES CAN BE VERY COSTLY LATER. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND IT WAS STRESSED THAT IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT ANY AGREEMENTS SHOULD BE SETTLED BY THE BIDDING DATE OF DECEMBER 15, 1979, IF POSSIBLE. CHAIRMAN WODTKE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DR. BURNS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WITH ATTORNEY COLLINS AND ATTORNEY CALDWELL AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF A PROPOSED LEASE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE BOARD THEN COMMENDED THE FINE WORK THAT PAIR. KONTOULAS DID ON THE REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTS, AND WERE HOPEFUL OF MEETING ALL THE DEADLINES IN ORDER'TO GET THE JOB DONE.