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Jerry Davis, County Purchasing Manager, spoke in support of Summit's excellent <br />credentials and positive working relationship with the County. He also affirmed the good faith <br />efforts that Brad Schuh, President of Summit Construction, had made to notify the County about <br />the error and his need to withdraw the bid. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Vice Chairman Davis, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner O'Bryan, to approve <br />Summit's bid withdrawal and take no action against the <br />bid bond posted by Summit; and to award the bid to the <br />second most responsive and responsible bidder, R.J. <br />Sullivan Corporation, at a cost of $2,549,000. <br />Attorney Polackwich cautioned the Board to avoid setting a precedent. He recommended <br />that the Board base their action on the special findings relevant to this case. <br />MOTION WAS AMENDED by Vice Chairman . Davis, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner O'Bryan, to FIND that <br />special and unique circumstances exist with respect to a <br />calculation error in the bid and a good faith mistake that <br />was made in the computation of the business days of the <br />Easter holiday. <br />A brief discussion ensued regarding the sole source equipment that is used in this and <br />other water plant projects. <br />The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and the <br />amended Motion carried unanimously. The Board* (1) <br />approved Summit's bid withdrawal and to take no action <br />against the bid bond posted by Summit; (2) FOUND that <br />special and unique circumstances exist with respect to a <br />• <br />May 7, 2013 22 <br />143 PG 805 <br />