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• • There will be three more phases of this project, Design, Bidding, and Construction Administration. A contract will be brought back to the Board prior to initiating the next phase of work. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the attached contract and authorization for their Chairman to execute the applicable documents. In response to Commissioner Adams, Director Dean advised that Spillis-Candela & Partners will be doing the master planning and programming for the new County Administration Building by looking at the proposed site, revisiting the space needs to ascertain required footage, and developing a line -item budget, all of which will be brought to the Board of County Commissioners, hopefully, by the first of September for consideration of whether to move forward or not to Phase Il of the project. Vice Chairman Macht reminded the Board that the original direction to staff was that any building should be very functional, no marble, no walnut, or such. He wanted their marching orders to be that they design "a very plain, very serviceable, very easy to maintain, very easy to air-condition and heat" building. Commissioner Adams and Commissioner Ginn objected to having a building that looks like a big box. Commissioner Ginn thought that civic buildings needed to reflect civic pride, just as our parks do. She believed a good planner could make the building look attractive and functional, not so bare bones. ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED BY Commissioner Ginn, the Board unanimously approved the proposed contract with Spillis-Candela & Partners and authorized the Chairman to execute the applicable documents, as recommended by staff in the Memorandum. (4-0, Commissioner Eggert absent) AGREEMENT, BILLING RATE SHEET, AND RFQ IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD May 26,1998 59