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Page 4 August 25, 1975 Attorney Meyers said that in order to do correction of any defect.if any, in the city hall construction the city will authorize these change order but not in the normal sense of a change order in addition or subtraction of the building that would normally be handled by Change Order. Councilman Baumgartner questioned Change Order #4. He said he recalled that the report from Twin City Testing calls for certain materials to be used around drain tiles. He did not see that in the material list. Mr. Walijarvi said the drawing that goes with it should be attached to the change order. Councilman Baumgartner said he noted that the vertical cast iron pipe is now perforated, is this part of the change? Mr. Walijarvi said it will be installed. This was part of the mechanical contractor's job and he should have completed this is the first place. Councilman Shelquist commented on change order No. 3 that in addition to the dewatering charges listed here that future change orders would probably request additional charges. He said Change Order #4, second sentence did not include additional dewatering located in the basement and questioned if it was dry enough to make changes with the amount of water flowing at the present time. Mr. Walijarvi said that B -E and Twin City Testing indicated the work called for in change orders No. 3 and 4 could be done with the existing dewatering system on the exterior of the building. He said that once the work begins they might find out otherwise but at present they don't expect any localized dewatering inside the basement. ASP (Baumgartner- Hodges) to accept change order No.3 and No. 4 and accept Attorney Meyers qualifying statements. Administrator Achen asked Engineer Bearden to talk to Orfie and Sons on the cost problem B -E has with them. Mr. Walijarvi said they had told him it would be $350 a day for one month but when they were contracted for it was $700 a month after the wells were pit in. Shelquist Aye Pickar Aye Baumgartner Aye Hodges Aye Johnson Aye Mayor Johnson asked why change order No. 5 was necessary. Administrator Achen said under specifications there is no security for the police department in the evenings when the city is open for public meetings, etc. Mayor Johnson asked if the plans called for a grill. Administrator Achen said, "No, it was contemplated but according to the architect it was removed from the plan at the city's request."