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MR. SINGH.INFORMED THE BOARD THAT BOTH CONTRACTORS HAVE ENCLOSED BID BONDS FOR 5% OF THEIR TOTAL BID AND EACH ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF ALL THREE ADDENDUMS. DISCUSSION THEN FOLLOWED ON THE ALTERNATE 1 BID OF CLIFTON CONSTRUCTION, WHICH AMOUNTED TO $45,855 AND WHICH MR. SINGH READ AS A UNIT PRICE. IT WAS FELT THIS MUST BE AN ERROR, AND -THAT THIS MUST BE THE TOTAL PRICE FOR ALL THE WINDOWS. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT THESE BIDS ARE GOOD FOR SIXTY DAYS. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER LYONS, TO REFER THE ABOVE BIDS TO CONNELL, METCALF & EDDY FOR EVALUATION AND A REPORT BACK NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 29TH. DISCUSSION ENSUED ON HAVING A WORKSHOP MEETING, AND HERCULES KONTOULAS, COUNTY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE, SUGGESTED THAT A SPECIAL MEETING BE CALLED IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE MATTERS. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT WHEN THE ARCHITECTS CALL AND INFORM US THEY ARE READY, A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE SET UP. A GENTLEMAN FROM THE AUDIENCE REQUESTED THAT MR. SINGH READ OUT THE SURETY USED BY EACH BIDDER. HE STATED THAT IF THE BONDING COMPANY DOES NOT COMPLY WITH STATE REGULATIONS, THEN THE BID IS NOT RESPONSIVE. MR. SINGH INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THE SURETY FOR CLIFTON CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, INC., IS SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY OF NEW YORK AND THE SURETY FOR REINHOLD CONSTRUCTION, INC., IS GULF INSURANCE COMPANY OF ATLANTA. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE RESPONSE TO THE BID INVITATION. MR. KIRSCH OF CONNELL, METCALF & EDDY INFORMED THEM THAT IN ADDITION TO THE ADVERTISEMENT, AND AFTER EXTENDING THE DUE DATE FOUR WEEKS, THEY HAD CALLED OVER THIRTY CONTRACTORS FROM MIAMI TO DAYTONA BEACH AND OVER TO ORLANDO, AND TODAY'S BIDS ARE THE ONLY RESPONSE. HE NOTED THAT THE SOUTH FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION MARKET IS VERY SATURATED AT THIS TIME, AND STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY IS SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME. FEB 2 01980 61`