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Also, you may recall that the County and the Architect was extremely excited about the groundbreaking ceremonies prior to construction. RSH Constructors was requested to expedite the location and installation of the office trailers on site so that the groundbreaking could occur and so Photographs could be taken with the contractors presence on site. Again,. there was every opportunity for the Architect and the Owner to advi�� RSH Constructors if the trailer location presented a potential interference with future construction. After Indian River County awarded Phase II of the jail to an alternate contractor, RSH Constructors was directed to relocate the Architects and Contractors trailer. Not only did this relocation require moving the trailers, but the power, telephone, grounding and plumbing bad to be relocated. The additional cost incurred to RSH Constructors for this relocation should certainly be reimbursed by the party which received benefit from this relocation. In this situation, clearly the Owner received the benefit as the original location of the trailers in no way represents an error on the part of the contractor. Also, please note that approval has been recommended by the Architect and by the Indian River County staff as evidenced by Indian River County interoffice memorandum dated January 14, 1987 from Mr. H. T. Dean to the Honorable Members of the Board of County Commissioners. Based on the above, this is to request that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County reverse their previous decision and approve Change Order Number Five (5) in the amount of $545.00. Should the Board elect not to approve our Change Order Number Five (5), we demand that we be advised of the Article and paragraph of the General Conditions of the Contract which are being cited in order to deny our request. In closing, we feel that the decision on the part of the Commissioners is incorrect and should we be required to appear before the Board, additional expenses will be incurred due to the travel and time required from Jacksonville, Florida to Vero Beach, Florida. This additional expense would not have been incurred if the Board of County Commissioners had properly approved our request initially. Therefore, should we be required to appear before the Board to defend this item, an additional $600.00 will be required, consisting of eight (8) hours employee time at $50.00 per hour plus $200.00 travel expense. Upon receipt of this letter, kindly contact me and hopefully a satisfactory resolution can be reached. I look forward to your prompt response. Sincerely yours, Earl N. Shimp, III The Chairman took exception to the last paragraph of the letter, emphasizing that the Board did not require them to come to any meeting, and we don't have to pay for any such expenses. He also did not appreciate them contacting our auditors as was done. Earl Shimp, Vice President of RSH Constructors, thanked the Board for the opportunity to readdress this situation, stating that he would address the Chairman's remarks at the conclusion of 55 BOOK 67 JL 510.