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With regard to the P.W. Hearn bid which was disqualified for a "no bid" on Alternate #2, Public Works Director Jim Davis stressed that Alternate #2, the removal of the existing clubhouse building and relocation at Donald MacDonald Park, is critical to the project primarily due to the fact that a parking lot will be built in its location. Before the parking lot can be built under this contract, that facility must be removed. The County Attorney's office concurred that the Hearn bid was incomplete for writing "no bid" on Alternate #2. Director Davis stated that he personally performed the reference checks on the second low bidder, G & S Constructors who bid all of the items, and found a history of some projects that did not go smoothly according to some of the architects who worked on some of those projects. One of those projects was the Ft. Pierce Main Post Office (Stebbins & Scott Architects), and Mr. Stebbins reported that there were approximately 45 change order requests for that project that totaled between $45,000 and $50,000 which resulted in a final cost that exceeded the original bid by $40,000. Apparently there were some walls that were built without a foundation and there were some excessive costs for some minor items. Additional inspections services to monitor the work were required. The project was delivered late and quality of construction resulted in work being rejected and reconstructed. Director Davis stated that he also communicated with some of the other references the contractor provided and found there were some problems with the City of Cocoa Housing Authority's Modernization of the Peter Young Complex. There is a report on that on the second page of the memo he wrote to Purchasing Manager Fran Boynton that is part of today's backup material. Director Davis confirmed that he received a copy of the following letter from C & S pointing out their disagreements with regard to the review of bids: 58 CI BOOK e� FAi�E fr L "I I 0 7 1992