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r U�72 11989 Mr. Ivey advised that glass would be included in several different items. Commissioner Bird wished to know something of the history of Ivey's Construction. Mr. Ivey informed the Board that they work out of Merritt Island and have been in business 16 years. They have done some schools and a lot of work at Kennedy Space Center. They have done commercial and industrial work, and the last couple of years they have done 12 million dollars a year. They do a good deal of their own concrete and steel work, but not the mechanical, electrical, A/C, etc. Commissioner Bird believed we have 3 options - we can accept the bid or we can try to force him to do the work, in which case he feared we would end up with a very inferior product. We can allow him to withdraw his bid and not forfeit the bond or allow him to withdraw the bid but require forfeiture of the bond. Attorney Collins believed the Board can only call the bid bond if we accept Ivey's bid and he refuses to perform. If the Board decides not to accept his offer, than they have determined not to call in the bid bond either. Commissioner. Scurlock asked if there is a option to allow the gentleman to withdraw, but agree to pay all the costs associ- ated with the original bid and with readvertising as opposed to calling the entire bid bond. Administrator Chandler noted that to a large extent it is the intent of the bid bond. Commissioner Scurlock felt if Mr. Ivey made a legitimate mistake, we should, at the very minimum, recover the cost of going through the whole process. Attorney Collins noted that the way the law stands, you are not allowed to withdraw your bid once it has been opened because it undermines the whole bidding system. It was noted that Ivey's new bid is now second to the low bidder, and Commissioner Scurlock personally believed that if Mr. 58