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highlights the need to look into our options even more is that <br />Mr. Dean formerly worked on this project, and it then was <br />transferred to the Assistant Administrator who now is resigning. <br />from his position. <br />Commissioner Wheeler believed the Minutes of the March 1st <br />Board meeting clearly reflect that the Board directed staff to <br />look into hiring a professional or firm to provide construction <br />management for all capital projects, not just the jail. Commis- <br />sioner Wheeler felt in all fairness to the architect that if we <br />hadn't allowed Schopke to hire the electronics firm that they <br />hired, we probably wouldn't be in such an uncomfortable position <br />right now with Phase II. They switched horses in the middle of <br />the stream and hired a different electronics firm, and those were <br />the people who were holding the equipment back as blackmail so we <br />would adjust their liquidated damages, which we did. Commis- <br />sioner Wheeler stated that he, for one, would never support using <br />Schopke for anything built in this county in the future. <br />Chairman Scurlock felt the basic problem we keep getting <br />back arises from our process of bidding and accepting the low <br />bid. The very nature of this results in the contractor scanning <br />the specs to find any areas where there could be change orders in <br />the future as this is where they look for their profit, and it <br />becomes very complicated. <br />Patrick Carroll, President of Frizzell Architects, agreed <br />and informed the Board that they actually have textbooks out now <br />for contractors telling them how to achieve change orders, and <br />the architects have literature to help them try to counteract <br />this. Mr. Carroll wished to clarify a point; he believed <br />technically Frizzell is under contract on Phase 111 of the Jail; <br />they are simply waiting for final resolution of a substitute <br />contract. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked County Attorney Vitunac if the <br />county has any ability to proceed differently on capital projects <br />than we have traditionally; i.e., is there an ability, for <br />36 <br />MAR 2 9 1988 <br />BOOK <br />71 ME 393 <br />