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n OCT 1 1993 BOOK 90 PAGE 79 A.O.B., the road has not been returned to its previous condition and staff is withholding about $3,000 plus $20,000 retainage. It is the opinion of Road and Bridge Department staff that the contractor damaged the pavement and should be held responsible for repairing it, which Director Pinto estimated will cost about $5,000. Administrator Chandler advised that 35th Avenue was paved about 2 years ago, so it is a relatively new road. Commissioner Macht mentioned that he drove by 35th Avenue about 2 weeks ago and it looked like a dog's dinner. Commissioner Adams noticed quite a few unresolved items on the engineering inspector's checklist. She stated that she inspected the subject area this morning and noticed some problems on 33rd Avenue in addition to the problems on 35th Avenue. For example, at one house the dirt was not removed from the culvert where it had been dumped to make a temporary driveway. Water has backed up and mosquito larvae are swimming around. Commissioner Adams acknowledged that many of the problems have been corrected. However, the County has a responsibility to make sure neighborhoods are returned to their original condition or better after projects are completed. Director Pinto confirmed that the final payment and release of retainage will be presented to the Board for approval after staff makes the determination that the problems have been resolved. O'Neal Bates, president of A.O.B., contended that the total amount being withheld is actually about $50,000 because the units on the job exceeded the amount that was bid. He stated that his understanding was that all of the problems were resolved with the exception of damage to the pavement on 35th Avenue. He regretted that he was not invited to the meeting when the residents registered their complaints. Mr. Bates maintained that although the roadway damage is there, it is no worse than damage done by other contractors on similar projects. He did not think the damage was sufficient to warrant recapping the entire road, and he stressed that his company was not accepting responsibility for repairing it. He pointed out that after the contract was bid, the pipeline had to be moved closer to the road which resulted in breakage on the edge of the road. He was not aware of any problems on 33rd Avenue, but indicated he would be glad to inspect the area in question. He emphasized that he wants to get the job finished to everyone's satisfaction because he would like to work with the County on other projects. 16