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FEBr- -1 V; BOOK b 0 F.u-, 359 REDUCE RETAINAGE ON PHASE I OF JAIL OMB Director Baird reviewed the following memo: TO: Honorable Board of County DATE: February 16, 1987 Commissioners THROUGH: Sonny Dean,ector General SerAc s FROM: Josep A. Baird OMB Director SUBJECT: Reduce R.S.H. Constructors Retainage on Phase I of Jail Indian River County has received requests for payment on Phase I of the Jail from Rinker ($13,219.45), Electronic Systems ($4,328.42) and R.S.H. Constructors ($24,589.00). In order to pay these requests the County will have to reduce R.S.H. Con- structors retainage balance. Currently, R.S.H. Constructors contract is $3,776,223.00 and the County is holding a retain- age of $206,710. Sonny Dean, project manager for Phase I of the Jail has reviewed the requests and feels the retainage can be reduced by $42,136.87 since the project is substantially complete. Director Baird explained that the invoice was to the County in order to save on sales tax. Chairman Scurlock commented that it seems there are a few items where the architect is going to go back and negotiate with the contractor. One of these was the sound system in regard to some feedback and control switches. The Chairman wished to be sure by approving this payment we are not putting the architect at a disadvantage in negotiating. General Services Director Dean stated that is not covered in this, and the problem is that it has not been defined as to who is responsible - one is pointing at the other. He did not know of any outstanding problems the architect has indicated to the contractor. There is an outstanding change order that will involve about $7,000, but we have sufficient retainage to cover this. Commissioner Bird asked if we have background from R.S.H. Constructors that these amounts are due and payable, and Director Dean explained that the procedure since the beginning of the 70