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July 7, 1980 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Jack G. Jennings, County Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Resident Engineer from Connell, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. <br />The location of the offices of Connell, Metcalf & Eddy, <br />Inc. creates a problem in getting timely decisions. CM&E <br />approvals, changes and modifications normally taking only minutes <br />to resolve are requiring months. <br />At a meeting with the architects, contractors, our construc- <br />tion project engineer and myself, it was evident that a resident <br />representative of CM&E would be required eight hours a day three <br />times a week for at least the next three months. This could be <br />reduced to twice a week after the first three months. This <br />resident engineer would have authority to make. and approve on <br />the spot minor changes and other decisions tiia : b,�,en taking <br />months to resolve. <br />The cost to have this person is expensive; however, neces- <br />sary to keep the job proceeding in an efficient manner. The cost <br />of this person would be $10.00 per hour, plus 187% overhead and <br />profit, travel cost and per diem. This amounts to $855.05 per <br />week or $3,420.20 per month. <br />I recommend that we authorize CM&E to place a qualified engi- <br />neer on the job to accomplish these ends. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE WAS PRESENT AT THE <br />MEETING DISCUSSED. AND HE IS ENTIRELY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ADMINIS— <br />TRATOR IS MEMO. HE NOTED THAT AS THEY OPEN UP THESE BUILDINGS AND <br />START THEIR WORK, THEY FIND THINGS THAT WERE NOT ON THE DRAWINGS <br />BECAUSE THEY WERE HIDDEN BEHIND WALLS, ETC. WITH THE COMMUNICATION <br />TIME BETWEEN HERE AND MIAMI, THERE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM OF KNOWING <br />WHAT TO DO NEXT AND THE DELAYS COULD BECOME OVERWHELMING. COMMIS— <br />SIONER LYONS BELIEVED WE MUST HAVE AN ENGINEER ON THE SITE OR THE <br />DELAYS COULD CAUSE US TROUBLE WITH MEETING OUR SCHEDULE. <br />29 <br />r <br />