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Commissioner Bird inquired about the low bidder's situation in being ruled ineligible for not meeting our insurance requirements since they have done considerable work for the county on similar projects. He wondered if our insurance requirements were too strict for these small jobs. General Services Director Sonny Dean explained that our insurance requirements are set by the Risk Manager. On this particular case, we went to great effort trying to get him to produce the insurance. In fact, we spent two weeks calling and sending him letters, but he never did produce the insurance. Commissioner Scurlock felt that at some point we should differentiate between small, medium, and large sized projects to better determine the insurance requirements. Administrator Chandler shared the same concerns about the insurance requirements on the various sized projects and advised that the new Risk Manager is looking into the matter. Apparently, in this case, the contractor had some internal problems. Purchasing Manager Dominick Mascola advised that he informed Public Works Director Jim Davis about Mr. Walker not meeting the insurance requirements on this project, and apparently the reason is that Mr. Walker has changed insurance companies recently. Commissioner Bird still felt we need to reconsider our insurance requirements for some of these small contractors, and inquired about the background of the recommended firm. Manager Mascola advised that we checked them out and they have a good track record. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously awarded IRC Bid #89-80, a fixed contract for $8,475, to the low responsive and responsible bidder, The Master Group, for construction of a dune walkover at Golden Sands Park, as recommended by staff. COPY OF BID PROPOSAL IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD S E P 12, 1989 21 '77 ltl,�U.919