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COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE CONTRACT BIDS, NOT A COMBINED BID, AND, THEREFORE, WE COULD'AWARD ONE BID OR BOTH THE BIDS. HE NOTED THE CONTRACTOR BID THEM, INTENDING THEM TO BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME, BUT HE FELT SURE THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT BEFORE BEEN AWARE OF OUR CONSTRAINTS IN REGARD TO MOVING PEOPLE AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE FOR US TO SIT DOWN WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND WORK OUT A SCHEDULED TYPE OF SITUATION - I.E., WHAT PART OF THE BUILDING HE NEEDS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, ETC. MR. SINGH NOTED THAT THE CONTRACT REQUIRES THAT THE SCHEDULE BE COORDINATED WITH THE OWNER, AND AT THE FIRST PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL COME UP WITH A SCHEDULE, WHICH CAN BE ADJUSTED TO MAKE IT MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY. THIS CONFERENCE OCCURS WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED WHY WE DONT DECIDE YES OR NO ON THE ADMINISTRATION. BUILDING NOW, AND ON THE COURTHOUSE SIT DOWN WITH THE CONTRACTOR, ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE, ETC., BEFORE WE SAY WE CAN LET THE BID TO SEE IF WE CAN WORK OUT THE PLAN. HE NOTED THAT WE HAVE 60 DAYS TO LET THIS BID, AND HE BELIEVED IT BEHOOVES US TO KEEP MOVING. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS ASKED WHETHER APPROVING ONLY ONE CONTRACT WOULD PRECLUDE US FROM PROCEEDING AND PROTECTING OUR INVESTMENT POSITION. ARNOLD SCHNEIDER OF WILLIAM HOUGH & CO. STATED THAT IF THE BOARD GOES AHEAD WITH AT LEAST PART OF THE CONTRACT, IT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR POSITION. COMMISSIONER VIODTKE AGREED THAT WE HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND STATED HE IS IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THIS CONTRACTOR TO DO BOTH OF THESE JOBS, BUT HE POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH SITE PLAN APPROVAL ON THIS WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, AND HE DID NOT WANT TO PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. COORDINATOR THOMAS STATED THAT HE -WAS NOT AWARE THE ENGINEER HAD NOT OBTAINED SITE PLAN APPROVAL, BUT EMPHASIZED THAT FEB 1 7 soon 42 Pck798 7 990