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,.~-'~e } ~;~-. ,s~.. <br />~ <br />:, ., . '. . ~. . <br />December 9, 1999 <br />John Whitdngton j <br />Project C nator <br />Salem ass Transit <br />314 ebb Avenue NE <br />, Oregon 97303-4165 <br />RE: "BUY AMERICA" <br />Consideration for Waiver <br />Section 09300: Tile <br />Courthouse Square <br />Project No. 9828 <br />Dear ~John: <br />Kim Arbuckle, fVA <br />Alan E. Costic. AIA <br />Wal[er E. Bensman, Jr, A(A <br />Clay[on Vorse, AIA <br />Mark M. Fos[er, AIA <br />Leonard Lodder, fVA <br />Richard S. Ro[hweiler, AIA <br />ARBUCKLE COSTIC ARCHITECTS, INC. <br />363 State Street <br />Salem, OR 97301-3533 <br />503/581-4114 Fax: 503/581-3655 <br />E-Mail: acarchCopen.org <br />It has come to our attentio~ that two of the tile types listed in the above refeRed specification section~ may not <br />meet the requirements of the "BUY AMERICA" provision types'D' and'E' lnciuded in the construdion contract. <br />The particu~ar tile types in question are a 12" x 12" and a 16" x 16", by 3/8" thick, ~le consispng of 9596 marble <br />chlps and 596 resin bonding materiaL ' <br />The surtaces in the project for which these ~le types are designated are in.the main floor lo <br />elevator lobbies above the graund floor, in the highest traf~c areas in the building. The surtac~in question <br />inciude floor areas where the 12" x 12"•t~le type is used and wainscoted wall areas where me 16" x 16" ~le type <br />is used. These ti~e types Were selected~ for these areas for the following reasons: <br />1. These high traffic areas require finishes which are Iong wearing and abuse resistant. <br />2. Finishes in these areas must be low maintenance Incorporating an easy cle~ning <br />regimen. , <br />3• The surtaces in these areas are the most highly visible to the genera~ public requi~ing <br />good quality as well as good looking ma~eriais compatible with adjacent mate~ials. <br />We note that the chosen mate~ials wouid be' otherwise <br />covered by the "gUY AAAERICAN" P~ogram, Addi~onally~ eino e~ that the selected mate~ials~a eIa natural <br />resource friendly product since they are made f~om the waste generated in woriting marble. <br />For the above reasons we would ask you to request a waiver to peRnit these iwo tile prod'uds to be used on the <br />project. <br />Sincer , ~ <br />eonard Lodder, AIA <br />Architect <br />LL:Ib <br />cc: <br />~ <br />Biliy Wasson, Marion County - <br />sszs.sn <br />