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OCT 81980 BOOK s 44 PAGE 842:.. <br />ON MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COM— <br />MISSIONER LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE APPROPRIATE <br />COUNTY OFFICIALS TO PROCEED WITH THE CLOSING OF THE PROPERTY -OWNED <br />BY MR. HARDEE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS SPOKE ABOUT THE MONETARY ASPECT INVOLVED: <br />THE MONEY WILL BE PAID IN TWO STAGES — ONE THIS YEAR, AND THE NEXT <br />THE FOLLOWING YEAR. HE ADVISED THAT THIS WILL NOT AFFECT THE COUNTY <br />AS IT WILL ALL BE IN ONE FISCAL YEAR. THE ATTORNEY INFORMED THE <br />BOARD THAT MR. HARDEE WILL NOT BE CHARGING THE COUNTY ANY INTEREST <br />IN THIS TRANSACTION. <br />STATUS REPORT ON SEWER TREATMENT FACILITY <br />UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINER ASKED ENGINEER JOHN ROBBINS TO <br />EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. <br />MR. ROBBINS APPROACHED THE BOARD AND STATED THAT THE DER <br />HAS IMPOSED CONSTRUCTION DEADLINES — THE ORIGINAL PERMIT IS GOING TO <br />BE ENFORCED WHICH MEANS THAT THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT NEEDS TO BE <br />IN OPERATION BY DECEMBER 31, 1980 OR THE BOARD WILL BE BEFORE THE <br />JUDGE. HE CONTINUED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO GET THE SITUATION RESOLVED, <br />MR. ROBBINS CALLED FMHA IN GAINESVILLE TO SEE IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY <br />TO NEGOTIATE ON ALL THE BIDS THEY RECEIVED, AND FMHA ADVISED THEY <br />WOULD ALLOW HIM TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE LOW BIDDER AND SECOND LOW <br />BIDDER. HE ADDED THAT THEY MUST NEGOTIATE WITH THREE PARTIES, AND <br />SINCE THEY ONLY RECEIVED TWO BIDS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET ANOTHER <br />CONTRACTOR — ALL THIS MUST BE DONE BY CERTIFIED MAIL AND MUST BE <br />DOCUMENTED, MR, ROBBINS SPOKE ABOUT THE TIME LIMITATIONS INVOLVED <br />AND ASKED THE BOARD FOR DIRECTION ON HOW TO PROCEED. <br />AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, THE BOARD FELT WE SHOULD NEGOTIATE <br />WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND BIDDERS, AND ANOTHER CONTRACTOR. IT WAS <br />DETERMINED THAT MR. ROBBINS COULD COORDINATE WITH FMHA ANY REQUIRED <br />PROCEDURESORGUIDELINES THEY MAY HAVE CONCERNING THE NEGOTIATIONS. <br />