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THE SAME DAY, WHETHER WE COULD SAVE SOME TIME BY GOING AHEAD WITH THE PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE EVEN THOUGH THE CONTRACT HAD'NOT BEEN SIGNED? ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT WE SHOULD NOT GET THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, BUT FELT THE DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO COORDINATION COULD BE GOING ON, AND RAN SINGH POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE PAPERS TO BE SIGNED AND SET PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED. LOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER DEESON, TO ACCEPT THE BASE BID OF REINHOLD CONSTRUCTION, INC., FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,748,000 AND TO ACCEPT THE BASE BID OF REINHOLD CONSTRUCTION, INC., FOR RENOVATION OF THE COURTHOUSE IN THE AMOUNT OF $689,000 AND THEIR ALTERNATE BID I IN THE AMOUNT OF $400 PER UNIT, CONDITIONED UPON THE RECEIPT OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL FROM THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT THIS IS DONE WITHOUT THE INTENT OF PUTTING ANY PRESSURE ON THE CITY OF VERO BEACH EXCEPT TO HELP US EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING OF THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL. THE QUESTION OF MEETING THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS IS ONE THE COUNTY HAS TO MEET. HE STATED THAT HE MADE THIS MOTION BECAUSE EVERY DAY WE DELAY JUST COSTS US MONEY ON THE FINANCING, AND BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF THE BOND MARKET, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED, WITH COMMISSIONER WODTKE AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTING IN OPPOSITION. COMMISSIONER WODTKE EXPLAINED THAT HIS NO VOTE IN NO WAY REFLECTS ON THE CONTRACTOR NOR ON THE FINANCING, BUT IS BASICALLY BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAD AND HAD THOUGHT WOULD BE AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE AWARDING THE CONTRACT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPORT FROM THE CONSULTANTS ON THEIR RESEARCH, BUT FELT WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER, AND SINCE IT IS THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY TO AWARD THE CONTRACT AT THIS TIME, HE WOULD CHANGE HIS NO VOTE TO AYE. FEB 2 71980 13 aoaK 42 FA,F 804