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THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECESSED AT <br />12:00 NOON FOR LUNCH AND RECONVENED AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M. WITH THE <br />SAME MEMBERS PRESENT. DEPUTY CLERK VIRGINIA HARGREAVES TOOK OVER <br />FROM DEPUTY CLERK JANICE CALDWELL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING. <br />CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE HERCULES KONTOULAS <br />CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO REVIEW A NUMBER OF CHANGE ORDERS. HE STATED <br />THAT CHANGE ORDER N0, 50 ENTAILS A WOOD SHELF AND SOME FRAMING FOR <br />THREE COUNTERS WHICH ARE ALREADY IN THE CONTRACT AND ARE WALL HUNG <br />ONLY. THIS INVOLVES A SMALL COFFEE COUNTER BEHIND THE COMMISSION <br />ROOM, A 25-30' COUNTER FOR THE COUNTY ENGINEER, AND 6-7' COUNTERS IN <br />THE WOMEN'S RESTROOMS. <br />COMMISSIONER BIRD REPORTED THAT HE REVIEWED THIS WITH MR. <br />KONTOULAS AND THE ADMINISTRATOR, AND IT IS PRIMARILY ADDITIONAL <br />BRACING FOR SOME SHELVING THAT IS ALREADY BEING PROVIDED; IT WAS THEIR <br />GENERAL OPINION THAT WE COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK WITH OUR OWN PERSON— <br />NEL AFTER COMPLETION OF THE JOB BY THE CONTRACTOR. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BIRD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCURLOCK, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY DENIED CHANGE ORDER N0. 50 — ADMINIS— <br />TRATION BUILDING. <br />MR. KONTOULAS REPORTED THAT CHANGE ORDER N0. 57 INVOLVES <br />NEW "C" LABEL DOORS WITH A FIRE—RATED FRAME AND NECESSARY HARDWARE. <br />THERE ARE TWO 2'6" DOORS IN THIS DOORWAY, WHICH OCCURS IN A FIREWALL, <br />AND THERE IS SOME DEMOLITION INVOLVED. <br />QUESTION AROSE AS TO A COST OF $4,500 FOR JUST ONE DOORWAY <br />AND AS TO WHY IT WAS NOT CORRECT IN THE FIRST PLACE. COMMISSIONER <br />BIRD STATED HE COULD NOT HELP BUT FEEL WE ARE BEING BADLY OVERCHARGED <br />ON SOME OF THESE CHANGE ORDERS. <br />MR. KONTOULAS READ A BREAKDOWN OF THE COSTS INVOLVED WITH <br />THESE DOORS, WHICH INCLUDED $130.00.FOR PAINTING, AND NOTED THAT THE <br />CONTRACTOR ALSO HAD DIRECT COSTS AND BOND COSTS. HE EXPLAINED THIS <br />DOOR ONCE WAS AN OUTSIDE DOOR WHERE THE HOSPITAL ADDED ANOTHER WING, <br />AND THE PLANS SHOWED AN EXISTING DOOR WHERE THERE NO LONGER WAS ONE; <br />THERE APPARENTLY WAS A LOT -OF INVESTIGATION WHICH THE ARCHITECT DID NOT <br />CARRY OUT. <br />41 <br />e00K - 7 PACE 55 <br />