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r � � <br />Commissioner Bird informed the Board that although he was <br />part of the selection committee, he missed part of the first <br />presentation and couldn't stay for the last one; so, he did not <br />vote on the final ranking of the engineering services. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Bowman, to authorize staff to begin <br />contract negotiations for design services for the <br />new Treasure Shores Park with the firms in the <br />order listed above. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if Brad Smith & Associates have - <br />done other park work, and Public Works Director Davis advised <br />that they have done some beautiful work in the Melbourne area and <br />in St. Lucie County. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if these people have good knowl- <br />edge of our local conditions as he believed we got into a problem <br />the last time because of plant material being specified incor- <br />rectly for our area. <br />Director Davis noted that was Mays, Sudderth & Etheridge who <br />no longer have an office--ih-Florida. Brad Smith has a landscape <br />architect who has worked on the east coast of Florida from St. <br />Lucie County through Brevard, and they have also done work in <br />Indian River County for private concerns. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if we have specified the <br />personnel who will be assigned to this project from this particu- <br />lar company so we have the ability to say "take a hike" if they <br />start changing them around. <br />Director Davis believed we do. He informed the Board that <br />the landscape architect company is a smaller company where the <br />principal is directly involved in the project, and the committee <br />felt pretty comfortable -that he has a stable staff. The engin- <br />eering work will be done by Mike Walther of Coastal Technology in <br />Vero Beach, and there is an architect, John Foster. <br />