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much of the risk as we possibly can. She commented that so far <br />the questions she has received have not dealt with limits. One <br />question that does come up relates to the County's requirement <br />that we be named as an additional insured on policies with other <br />contractors and require that we be notified if the insurance is <br />going to be canceled, etc. There are some carriers who are <br />somewhat reluctant to enter those relationships, but she assured <br />the Board that there are agents within the community who <br />routinely write this sort of insurance for us. She further <br />explained that she works with the Purchasing Manager and the <br />departments that want to enter into contracts to be sure that <br />risk is covered in a way that protects the County. <br />Chairman Eggert stated that she personally does remain <br />concerned.about limits, and she felt a lot of.people who might do <br />business with the County just aren't doing it because of concern <br />over these limits. She noted that there is a paragraph in the <br />proposed manual which says, in essence, that we will work with <br />you, but she still wondered if the small contractor will continue <br />to quest -ion whether he can get a fair shake here. <br />Commissioner Scurlock also had a question about time limits <br />and specifically mentioned the phrase that refers to "contracts <br />that will not exceed 30 days and $25,000." For example, he <br />doubted very seriously whether our rain shelters at Sandridge <br />Golf Course were constructed within 30 days total, and Commis- <br />sioner Bird further noted that they were $38,000, which made them <br />over in both cases. <br />Commissioner Scurlock continued that he has that concern <br />about the limitations because he believed it is generally <br />accepted in the industry that when you do business with the <br />county government, you better jack up your price to be sure you <br />have built in enough, and he did feel that in some cases we have <br />discouraged competent people from participating. <br />Chairman Eggert agreed, and Commissioner Scurlock commented <br />that while he is sure these policies are probably similar to <br />O � rr �99C <br />31 <br />. BOGK <br />