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r DEC i z 1979 Box 42 pmr.301 DEAN LEUTHJE, VICE PRESIDENT OF CARTER ASSOCIATES, NEXT EXPERSSED HIS CONCERN FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, AND ADVISED THAT THE DOT HAD GIVEN THEM A HIGH RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CH2M HILL FIRM. HE ALSO THOUGHT THE EXISTING PLANS COULD BE UTILIZED, AND SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE WATER SHED AREA PLUS THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS GOING TO BE GENERATED TO THE RIVER. MR. LEUTHJE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BRIDGE STRUCTURE MIGHT BE REQUIRED AND IF THEY WERE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT DESIGN, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CHECKED. MR. GREEN SUMMARIZED THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 1. LOCAL PRESENCE OF PROJECT TEAM. 2. READY, AVAILABLE, EXPERIENCED STAFF. 3. STRENGTH OF MULTI -DISCIPLINED STAFF. 4. THOROUGH PROJECT UNDERSTANDING. 5. PERSONAL ATTENTION OF PROJECT MANAGER. 6. EXCELLENT RECORD OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE. 7. STRONG DESIRE TO WORK ON PROJECT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED HOW THEY PROPOSED TO BE PAID FOR THIS, AND MR. GREEN STATED IT WOULD BE DONE ON A LUMP SUM BASIS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF THEY HAD THE CAPABILITIES TO CARRY THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE PERMITTING STAGE AND MR. GREEN ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVELY. MR. LEUTHJE COULD NOT GIVE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION FOR THE PROJECT, HIS REASON BEING THEY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY THE LIMIT OF THE FULL SCOPE OF WORK. HE ADDED THAT THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL CAPABILITIES REGARDING THE PERMITTING, PLUS THEY HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE DER, AND THE ST. JOHNS WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. COMMISSIONER LYONS QUESTIONED THEIR EXPIERENCE WITH THE PERMITTING OFFICE OF THE DER IN ORLANDO. MR. GREEN REPORTED THEY ARE.DEALING WITH THEM ON A CON- TINUING BASIS IN WATER AND WASTE WATER PROJECTS. HE ADVISED THAT THE SAME PERSON IN THEIR FIRM WORKS WITH ROAD WORK AND WASTE WATER PROJECTS WITH THE DER. MR. GREEN COMMENTED THEY HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DER.