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F7,JAW `Q 1987 BOOK 67 Fri F TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: January 14, 1987 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners THRU: Charles P. Balczun County Administrator FROM: H. T. Dea Director General Services SUBJECT: I.R.C. 911 Center Permission to negotiate with General Contractor REFERENCES: Mr. Charles Block, Architect on the subject project, has submitted an estimate of construction cost that will cover the interior on the 911 Center. This estimate also defines each line item of cost. Past experience with this project indicates Mr. Block's estimates have been within plus or minus 20. In order not to delay the project, staff recommends authority be granted to the architect to negotiate with the general contractor for this work. The finished Change Order will be brought back to the Board for final approval. Commissioner Eggert noted that her question once again is have we seen it all? Chairman Scurlock stated that he had the same question and also felt we must identify very quickly who the owner is, and it is not the Sheriff. It is the one who pays the bill and that is the County Commission. Also he did not want the architect negotiating for the county; he wanted the county negotiating for the county. Administrator Balczun agreed that on any capital project, we should negotiate for the county, and we may or may not want to hire experts to advise us technically during this process. Mr. Block noted the intention obviously was for the county to negotiate, but particularly in such a specialized field, he believed there should be a professional involved in the negotiation. �hairman Scurlock just felt the architect should be sure whom he is working for and that is the county. What he sees happening is the Sheriff getting involved with his own ideas, and 22