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0 SEP 16 1956 BOOKg U�R a p, FH,l1C 761 . ao Director Baird asked if this includes the items listed in the above Cost Estimate, and Mr. Block confirmed that it did, except for water, sewer, and paving of the parking lot and entrance road. Director Dean noted that representatives from P.W.R. are in attendance this morning if the Commissioners had any questions. He explained that P.W.R. Corporation is in Highland City, Florida, which is in the Orlando area. P.W.R. is also the low bidder on the IRC Housing Authority project, which is scheduled to break ground within 2-3 weeks, and Farmers Home Administration has given them good ratings on all the references they checked. Chairman Scurlock asked about pre -qualification of sub- contractors, and Mr. Block stated that he is qualifying the drawing specifications and is looking to the general contractor to do the job for a stipulated sum. Chairman Scurlock understood then that we would be looking to•the contractor to give us the complete facility, and whoever he uses to complete the project would be at his complete discretion. Commissioner Lyons preferred to go with the third lowest bidder, a very reliable local firm, and asked Attorney Vitunac if we had the ability to do that. Mr. Block felt that the difference of $47,000 between the low bidder and Hensick 8 Sons was too great to ignore. Attorney Vitunac recalled that when the City of Vero Beach went with a firm that was not the lowest bidder, they were in court for almost a year before eventually winning. However, in that case, the low bidder had some problems. He advised the Board to go with the low bidder unless there is some specific reason why we feel they cannot do the job. Chairman Scurlock believed that we must have a significant reason to deviate from the low bidder, and he did not see that as a possibility in this case. 28