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GET THIS REDESIGN UNDER WAY, HE WOULD LIKE TO ENTER INTO A COST PLUS CONTRACT WITH REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS, WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO MORE ACCURATELY DEFINE THE SCOPE OF SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED AND ACCORDINGLY, COME UP WITH A MORE ACCURATE LUMP SUM FIGURE. HE NOTED THAT THEY HAVE SENT UP THEIR STANDARD CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH A MULTIPLIER OF 2.5. THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NOTED THAT WE HAVE A MULTIPLIER OF 2.5 WITH GERAGHTY & MILLER; 1.87 WITH CONNELL, METCALF & EDDY; AND 2.1 WITH BEINDORF & ASSOCIATES. HE STATED THAT THE STAFF FEELS THAT REYNOLDS, SMITH & HILLS IS AN OUTSTANDING FIRM WHICH HAS THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE DER AND OBTAIN THE PERMITS, AND POINTED OUT THAT WHILE THEY ARE NOT AN INEXPENSIVE FIRM, THE FIGURE IS NEGOTIABLE. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT IF WE GO AHEAD AND SAY PROCEED ON A COST PLUS BASIS, WE STILL MAY BE UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE TO OUR SATISFACTION. COMMISSIONER LYONS BELIEVED THAT THERE IS A 30 -DAY CANCELLA- TION CLAUSE, AND ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON STATED THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND A TIME LIMIT. COMMISSIONER LYONS WAS OF THE OPINION THAT REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS HAVE THE MOST ABILITY OF ANY FIRM THAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH AND NOTED THEY ARE NOT ANY HIGHER THAN GERAGHTY & MILLER. HE STRESSED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GET STARTED ON THIS PROJECT, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THERE IS ANY WAY TO NEGOTIATE IN THE MEAN- TIME OR NOT. - ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS ASKED IF THIS PROPOSAL COMPARES TO THEIR NEGOTIATION WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND THE COUNTY ON THE JOINT DRAINAGE STUDY, AND MR. NELSON STATED THAT IT IS ON THE EXACT SAME BASIS. MR. NELSON POINTED OUT THAT THEIR PROPOSAL DOES NOT TIE US IN - IT JUST IDENTIFIES THE SCOPE OF SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED AND WE COULD GO BACK AND SAY WE PREFER A 2.1 MULTIPLIER. ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THE MULTIPLIER COULD BE NEGOTIATED RIGHT NOW. FE 61990 73 soon 42 *E `'7