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November 29, 1999 I \1 C ~ V~', ~ Kfm Arbuckle, AIA Alan E. Costic, AIA Wal[er E. Bensman, Jr., AIA Clayton Vorse, fVA Mark M Foster, AIA Leonard Lodder, AW Richard S. Ro[hweiler, HV~ ARBUCKLE COSTIC ARCHITECTS, INC. 363 State Street John Whittingto , Salem, OR 97301-3533 Project CaC inato~ 503/581-4114 Fax: 503/581-3655 Salem Ar ass Transit E-N~iil: acarci-~Copen.org 3140 ebb Avenue NE Sal , Oregon 97303-4165 . "BUY AMERICA° Consideration fo~ Waiver SecGon 08460 Automatic Entrance Doors Courthouse Square Project No. 9828 Dear John: - It has been discovered that a small but vital component of the Automatic Ent~ance Doo~ System located between the Transit Mall and the Transit Waiting Area, is produced offshore, ln Japan. The Automatic Entrance Door in question is manufactured by Sierra Automatic Doors, Inc. 1921 Proforma Avenue, Onta~io, CA 91761, using materials and components sourced prima~ily in the U.S.A. tNhile developing the Spedfications for this element of the p~oject, we established the following objectives for this particular element: - The expected traffic volume for the doorvvay ~equired a heavy duty automatic door system. - The door system should be a chain drive system rather than a belt drive system to control maintenance costs. - ' Door header to be structurally capable of supporting transom lite glass loads. The resulting speafication cailed for a doorsystem to be manufactured and supplied by Sierra Automatic Doors, Inc. of Ontario, CA. We were unable to locate other automatic door manufacturers with a product which matched the heavy duty spedfications, particularly the heavy duty chaln drive system. Accotdingly we request -: -- a waiver from the Buy America requirements for this project, to peRnit this automatic door system to be induded !n the work. - Sincer , Leonarcl Lodder, AIA - Architect LL:grn - . ' EncL . cc; Craig Lewis, Melvin Marii Development Company ss2s.s,~,