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F E 0 61980 Boas 42 parE 671 CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED WHETHER WE HAVE TO PAY REYNOLDS, SMITH & HILLS TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF WORK. COMMISSIONER -LYONS NOTED THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REVIEW THIS MATERIAL IN ANY EVENT,AND HE FELT THEY CAME UP WITH SUCH A HIGH LUMP SUM FIGURE BECAUSE THEY HAD NO ACCURATE CONCEPT OF WHERE•WE STOOD IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERMITTING SINCE THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE BENEFIT OF SEEING ALL THE MATERIAL THAT IS AVAILABLE. HE, THEREFORE, FELT WE SHOULD GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO REVIEW ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMA- TION TO SEE IF THEY WILL COME UP WITH A LOWER LUMP SUM FIGURE. HE EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THINGS MOVING WHILE WE NEGOTIATE. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON CONCURRED THAT THE REASON FOR THE 2.5 MULTIPLIER IS BECAUSE THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED ADEQUATELY. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS ALSO AGREED THAT REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS HAVE ESTIMATED THEIR LUMP SUM FIGURE BASED ON THE WORST SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES THEY MIGHT POSSIBLY ENCOUNTER BECAUSE OF IN- SUFFICIENT INFORMATION. HE THEN REPORTED THAT MID SOUTH ENGINEERING HAS AGREED TO RELEASE ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE PERMITTING WORK THEY HAVE DONE, FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN PAID, AND IT IS IN THE MAILS ' AND SHOULD BE RECEIVED SHORTLY. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED IF THE PLAN IS TO PROCEED WITH THE ACTUAL ENGINEERING ON A COST PLUS BASIS, AND ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS STATED THAT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE PERMITTING; THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ENGINEERING, BUT IT IS NOT THE MAJOR PART. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT THEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD BE WORKING ON GETTING THE PERMITS ON A COST PLUS BASIS, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THEY WOULD, COMMISSIONER Loy INQUIRED ABOUT THE TIME FRAME REQUIRED FOR THE ENGINEERS TO GET A REAL IDEA OF WHAT IS INVOLVED. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS; BUT NOTED THAT THE ATTORNEY HAD FELT IT WOULD ONLY BE TWO HOURS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF WE CANT MAKE THE INFORMATION FROM MID SOUTH ENGINEERING AVAILABLE TO THE ENGINEERS AND THEN GET A NEW PROPOSAL AND TALK ABOUT THEIR FACTOR.