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OCT 10 1994 BOOK 58 F,,�.c�L 61 absorb those kind of losses, and that is another reason their unit cost was higher than that of Haeger's. He felt this bid could have been handled much better if a pre-bid conference had been held. Andy Davison, owner of the firm, pointed out that the property to be landscaped lies between two structures and felt that their bid of $4600 was quite sufficient to do a good job for the County. He also pointed out that after Mr. Lund spent three days preparing their bid, they found out that they could ignore the drawing furnished by the County and go with their own drawing, which he did not think was fair. Chairman Scurlock thought Mr. Lund made an excellent point and agreed that pre-bid conferences are very worthwhile because a significant amount of information can be obtained to aid in the preparation of a bid. Mr. Davidson stated that they were told this morning that the reason their bid was not accepted was because the sea oats were set too far back from the beach. He.disagreed and was very unhappy about losing this bid, because he felt they could do a good job for the County and the taxpayers. Director Davis stated that in landscaping contracts, they have to concern themselves with acts of nature and acts of God, and Attorney Brandenburg advised that those perils are covered in these contract documents. He asked Director Davis if the same contract documents were used here that were for the landscaping contract at the Tracking Station Park, and Director Davis explained that a shorter version was used. Attorney Brandenburg pointed out that the damage which occurred at the Tracking Station Park happened prior to the time the County accepted the contractor's work. Commissioner Lyons suggested that both bids be rejected on the basis that neither firm met the specifications of the bid proposal. 58