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NOV 51900 Boo 45 nGE194 COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THAT THIS IS AN ORDINARY PIECE OF BUSINESS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. ATTORNEY COLLINS QUESTIONED WHAT WAS MEANT BY "RETRO -ACTIVE." ENGINEER ROBBINS EXPLAINED THAT THEY SUBMITTED THE REQUEST BACK ON OCTOBER LOTH, WHICH WAS THE PERIOD OF TIME THEY BEGAN THE REDESIGN OF THE TREATMENT FACILITIES. NORMALLY, DESIGN WORK TO THE EXTENT THEY HAD TO PERFORM TO RELOCATE THE PLANT, THEY DO NOT INVOICE UNDER "ADDITIONAL SERVICES." HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY PUT A FAIRLY GOOD SIZE TEAM ON THE PROJECT AND COMPLETED THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IN 2-1/2 WEEKS, HE NOTED THAT IN THAT PERIOD WHEN THEY COMPLETED THIS WORK, HE STILL HAD NOT APPROACHED THE BOARD WITH THE CONTRACT MODIFICATION REQUEST; S0, AS A RESULT, THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND THE REASON FOR THE MODIFICATION WAS TO COVER THE COST DURING REDESIGN. HE, THEREFORE, ASKED THAT THE CONTRACT MODIFI- CATION BE RETROACTIVE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR REDESIGN. ATTORNEY COLLINS DID NOT BELIEVE THE BOARD HAS THE POWER TO PAY THIS RETROACTIVELY, BUT FELT THEY DO HAVE THE POWER TO PAY THE ENGINEERS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES. COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT THE BOARD WANTS TO DO WHATEVER IS RIGHT TO COMPENSATE THE ENGINEERS BECAUSE THEY WENT AHEAD IN GOOD FAITH AND AT FULL SPEED, AND HE FELT WHATEVER WAY IT HAS TO BE DONE, IT SHOULD BE DONE SO THEY ARE TREATED FAIRLY, COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED THAT EVERYONE HAS ACTED IN GOOD FAITH,.AND WE HAVE ENCOURAGED THE ENGINEERS TO MOVE ON. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED THE ATTORNEY HOW WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS, ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE BOARD COULD APPROVE THE MODIFICATION AS SUBMITTED AND THEN AUTHORIZE THE ENGINEER TO SUBMIT AN ADDITIONAL BILL FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES. MR. ROBBINS NOTED THAT ACTUALLY THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED A BILL FOR EITHER THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OR THE REDESIGN, AND THEY HAVE BEEN CARRYING THIS ON THEIR BOOKS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. 76