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OCT 2 21900 BOOK r 46 PAGE' 60 CHANGE ORDERS - RENOVATION COURTHOUSE & ADMIMINISTRATION BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE HERCULES KONTOULAS CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO REVIEW CHANGE OkbE-k #3 ON THE RENOVATION OF THE COURTHOUSE. HE NOTED THAT THIS CHANGE ORDER CONTAINS SIX ITEMS. ITEM I CONCERNS EXISTING EXHAUST LOUVERS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN USE AND BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF NOISE, THESE ARE TO BE CLOSED UP. MR. KONTOULAS RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER ITEMS ON THE CHANGE ORDER. ITEM 2 CALLS FOR RELOCATING TOILETS FROM THE ORIGINAL PLANS. THIS WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE OF JUDGE SMITH`S REQUEST LETTERS. IN THE ORIGINAL PLANS, WE ALLOTTED NEW TOILETS FOR EACH JUDGE S OFFICE, ONE RESTROOM FOR THE SECRETARIES, AND ONE FOR THE JURY ROOMS. THEY REQUIRE TWO RESTROOMS FOR THE JURY ROOMS, AND THESE WERE MOVED BACK TO BACK. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED IF THIS IS A VERY LARGE MATTER TO THE CONTRACTOR, AND MR. KONTOULAS STATED THAT ACTUALLY IT IS CHEAPER TO HAVE THE TOILETS BACK TO BACK. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE CHARGES INVOLVED IN THIS CHANGE, AND MR. KONTOULAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE ORIGINAL COST FOR THE CHANGE WAS AROUND $5,000, AND AFTER GOING OVER THIS THREE TIMES, THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE COST DOWN TO $3,533. COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED ON A CHARGE OF 4% FLORIDA SALES TAX ON MATERIALS AND ASKED IF WE PAY SALES TAX ON MATERIALS WE ARE PUTTING IN THE COURTHOUSE. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY IT IF THE COUNTY WERE ITS OWN CONTRACTOR, BUT REINHOLD IS CHARGING US FOR THE TAX HE HAS TO PAY. COMMISSIONER WODTKE DID NOT FEEL THAT REINHOLD SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THIS TAX WHEN BUYING FOR THE COUNTY; ATTORNEY COLLINS WAS OF THE OPINION THAT IF THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO GQ IN THE MARKETPLACE AND BUY, HE HAS TO PAY THE SALES TAX. COMMISSIONER WODTKE WAS NOT CONVINCED AND REQUESTED THAT THIS BE CHECKED INTO FURTHER. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INQUIRED ABOUT THE CHANGE IN DIMENSIONS NOTED IN ITEM 2 OF CHANGE ORDER 3. AM