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ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Original Contract Agreement - IRC Project No. 9607 — 6;ry� <br />Z_ce <br />Public Works Director James Davis advised that Bob Swift of the Indian River Club <br />has requested that this project be delayed until after the peak winter season. The contractor <br />has advised that the latest they can delay it is to March 19th. Staff has concern about the <br />possibility of failure of the culvert. It would take about 60 -days to replace the culvert; some <br />utility lines will have to be relocated. Staff is trying to do this before the rains begin. <br />Bob Swift appreciated Director Davis' assistance on this. He would be the last person <br />to speak against needed improvements on that roadway. He stated their (selling) season runs <br />from about mid-January to mid-April. He felt the heart of their marketing program would <br />be cut out if they were not able to bring potential buyers in from US#1 on the enhanced <br />roadway. If there is any way he can work with staff to "limp through" the next couple of <br />months on the culverts and delay the start of the work until mid-April, he would appreciate <br />it. <br />Chairman Eggert explained that the contract had already come in before his request <br />and that the contractor can wait only until mid-March. <br />Mr. Swift asked if he could contact the contractor to give him an understanding of the <br />concerns and see if there is anything that can be done to move it back another month. He <br />offered to do anything in the meantime to provide monitoring of the culverts on a daily basis, <br />they would be happy to do so. <br />Commissioner Adams asked about the County's liability should the culvert fail, and <br />County Attorney Vitunac thought that once the engineer has stated there is a threat there and <br />worry about it failing, if they postpone the repair for a private interest, he thought there <br />would be liability. <br />In response to Commissioner Macht's questions, Director Davis advised that the <br />concern was failure of corroding corrugated metal. They could probably put steel plate over <br />it, but there is not much cover on top of the pipe because it is very close to the road. <br />Mr. Swift suggested they might revisit their PD approval since it calls for all delivery <br />traffic to come in on that road. Maybe some of that heavy traffic could be taken off of it in <br />the meantime. They are willing to do anything they can to help the situation. They <br />We <br />December 9, 1997 <br />