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Director Pinto understood then that the Board's direction to <br />staff is to go through the legal process when a crime is <br />committed, and the Board indicated that their policy direction is <br />that when a crime has been committed, staff is to have the State <br />Attorney's Office file action against the property owner. <br />ADDED ITEM -- NEGOTIATIONS WITH LOW BIDDERS ON THE ROCKRIDGE <br />SEWER PROJECT <br />Utilities Director Terry Pinto explained that is is not <br />specifically for negotiating the low bid; it is to discuss with <br />the lower bidder the potential of issuing a change order which <br />would reduce the amount of this low bid. There are certain types <br />of negotiations that the EPA does not like to see, but they have <br />said that an issuance of a change order is well within their <br />ability to approve; they would have to give final approval <br />because it is a federally funded program. We have met with some <br />of the suppliers of material and with the engineers, and we think <br />we can reduce the costs of this project down to the area of the <br />original estimate. Director Pinto recommended that we go ahead <br />and do that. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Bowman, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously authorized <br />staff to discuss with the lower bidder on the Rockridge <br />Sewer Project the possibility of a change order and <br />then come back to the Board with a recommendation <br />simultaneously with the award of bid and the change <br />order if we get an agreement. <br />Director Pinto reported that 275 people out of 413 have <br />signed the authorization form, and explained why the <br />authorization forms are so important. This is a federally funded <br />project and our estimates are that we would be looking at $4300 <br />53 <br />W M22 1988 <br />•80015 • 71 PAGE 352 <br />