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• 07/09/97 08:23 'C3`503 3i3 4367 n~ C LEGAL 1~002/004 The event that has triggered this query is the recent contract with GRI for the hydrostatic well and testing and design of the dewatering system, and the pending work order with Century West to oversee this effort and coardinate it and to desiqn the footings and slab for the parking structure and building. Randy expected a$20,000 contract. He got that with GRI. He did not expect an additional $25,000 contract with Century West for the other services. It raises not only the questions of what am I buying, do I need it, and is the price fair, but WHO SHOULD PAY FOR IT? In particular, is some portion of the hydrostatic testing, dewatering system, or the structural engineering the responsibility of the Contractor or Architect? I will own up to the criticism that I have not seen the scope of work as such an undetermined matter. I wish I had caught on to this earlier. I think we need to attend to this quickly. Maybe you two can talk this over, and it could be addressed at a Thursday meeting. Partial satisfaction for Randy could be the aqreement of the Contractor or Architect to assume all or part of this responsibility. Assuming we need the dewatering system and the structural support design, I don't see how we defer or avoid this cost. The actual cost seems to depend on the results of the hydrostatic testing, which should answer the question of whether we can build a two story parking structure. If we can, the next question is should we build a two story parking structure given what we know or won't know about the environmental risks. Once we've answered these questions, we give instructions about what type of dewatering system to design and what type of structural support to design. I understand that we are not well served by having to do this work and incur this expense now. It should have been done some time ago. Century West did not assume this responsibility. We need to understand what we are buying and why it costs what it does. Those are fair questions to ask of Century West. It's a good time to tighten up communications on environmental issues. Control should belong with Melvin Mark. I think much of the frustration results from not having an experienced construction management team on board, and the avoidance of this issue by the contractor and architect. Century west may be the "messenger". Complain about how the message was delivered. Don't blame CW for delivering it. , ' ~~~ CO~IFIDS~iR'IaLITY IiOTICB s '1'SIS P~CBIILILS T~~TSl~ISSIO,i Ml~Y COl1T~Ili CO~iFID8~ITIl,I+ ~iD PBIPILBGBD ~'lRO~TBY-CLISIiT IliFOB~TIOH. i'~ I~i!'OB1~?IO~ ~30liT~IliBD IY 'lBIS t~8~88Z0~ IS I~lB~BD FO~ 't~ ~DD~BBSBE O~Y. IF Y00 ~B ~O't 'F~ O! ffi8 Z~L'8~i, PLSSSB DO YO? ftBPIBf, DISCLO88, OOPT O~t DISSftIBD'~E I?. Z~ IOQ HSOS ~BCaIOBD lSIS 'l~B81QSSIOlI BZ YIS'ta~, PL~lSE DS IIO~DIaZ'BLY . Tffi1~iZ YOO.