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2) lVith the County owning the mains in=.the vicinity of Vero Mall, with this transFer, Indian River County can augment the planned inter- connection with a water main route that runs from the Vero Mall cast of the railroad tracks to the elevated water storage tower at the old slid -Florida site. This interconnection is required for both fire flow and improvement to the existing distribution system as required by flow analysis. Clian�e Item #3 is a task of.de-watering the south side of Oslo Road on the east side of U.S. #1 to provide for water main stub -out across Oslo Road. The cost of this is $1,500.00 and the work has already been done. This work provided a future connection from'Oslo Road running southward without having to come back at a much higher cost, (estimated to be between $3,500.00 and $5,500.00). Before this work was done, discussions were held between the Utilities Department, the consulting enineer and the County Administration. It was decided to proceed with the work because the contractor was set up to do the work at that time. Alternative and Analvsis The Alternatives to each of these items are as -follows: 1) Eliminating this change will increase the price to do this same woi,� at a later date and also present complications by -this same or a different contractor at the time the proposed type of tap is installed. It is felt that the low unit prices bid by this contractor will save the county money in the long run. 2) The alternative of not relocating the meter under this change order would be to go for bids to have. the same work done as one alternative, another alternative would be to not do it al all which would put the county into an unsafe or more expensive solution to providing the back-up water connection to the elevated storage tower. 3) The fact that the work was authorized previously and has already been performed leaves us without an alternative in this case. Recommendation and Funding The administration and staff and engineering consultant recommend the approval of the change order as proposed totalling to $13,600.00 for all three items. Upon approval by the Board of County Commissioners, this change order will be forwarded by the engineering consultant to Farmer's Home Administration to have this work covered under the existing contractural arrangements with Scarborough and Farmer's Home Administration. Until the refinancing is completed with the Farmer's Home Administration, this cost should come from the project contingency fund. On Motion by Commissioner Wodtke, seconded by Commissioner Lyons, Commissioner Fletcher voting in opposition, the Board by a 4 to 1 vote, accepted the staff recommendation and approved Contract Change Order #1, South County Water System, in the amount of $13,600. MAR 171982 98 A. ooP 49 PAE 241