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LI Intergovernmental Relations Director Tommy Thomas advised that the Department of Natural Resources has given a verbal extension on the final payment for this project. He reported that when the ocean broke through the dune during the Thanksgiving storm, it actually took the pressure off the crossover structure. Public Works Director Jim Davis reported that as of the Monday after the storm, there was no major structural damage done to the crossover, but he recommended that final payment on the crossover be subject to the Engineering Department doing a structural inspection sometime this week. Commissioner Wodtke was concerned that the contractors for the crossover and the revegetation would not be paid for their - work which he understood was completed before the storm, and Chairman Scurlock believed that if the County did not pay these contractors for work that was completed before Mother Nature took it away, the County would have great difficulty in the future of finding contractors to bid on these types of projects. Attorney Brandenburg recalled that the short contract form used for these contracts did not include the standard clauses regarding acts of God and the responsibility of the contractor to insure the property prior to final acceptance by the County, and, therefore, it is up to the Commission to decide how to handle payment. Director Davis advised that the two contractors did an excellent job, and it was very unfortunate that the storm did so much damage. Mr. Haeger addressed the Board and stated he would like to be paid for the major part of the work and would be glad to restore the vegetation at an additional cost. He reported that less than 30% of the vegetation is left and that includes what they recovered after the storm. They are storing some of the potted plants. OV 28 1984 F anc� �a.�� 019