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Public Works Director Jim Davis stated that it was his understanding that although this mine is still under conditional status, it was fully certified in the past when Stewart Industries operated it. It is now in the process of being recertified by Dickerson. This is a unique situation. When Stewart operated the mine, the County was buying materials from them when they were not frilly certified. Staff felt that we should extend the same courtesy to Dickerson. Also, there had been a problem with 20% moisture content in materials delivered for the Kings Highway improvements from Stewart Industries' new mine site. Michael Morell, 206 Pershing Way, West Palm. Beach, Attorney for Stewart Industries, stated that Stewart Industries had learned the award of the bid would go to Dickerson last Friday. They filed their written protest Friday afternoon and are entitled to a written response. He felt the proceedings should be stayed pending a written response. His clients have had the County's contract for the last 6 years from a DOT approved source. Receiving DOT approval is a very complex procedure and there is stricter scrutiny under a "conditional" approval status. They are asking the County to follow its own procedures and believed the standard has been changed without letting them know. He stated that the County is ill-advised to allow non -spec materials which they believe has happened on Kings Highway. He stated that Dickerson had asked the County to put sub -spec materials on that project between 11/05/98 and 07/09/99. He suggested that one option would be to reject all the proposals and have the bids resubmitted. Jim Widmann, Senior Vice President of Dickerson, stated that the materials utilized on Kings Highway were fully tested and met all DOT specifications. He feltxhat Mr. Morell had alluded to collusion between Dickerson and County Planning Staff and noted that the NOVEMBER 16, 1999 -133- BOOK iii pni 41 A