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<br />MAYOR DANIELA GASPARINI MINUTES <br />VICE MAYOR JIM HARTNETT <br /> CITY COUNCIL <br />COUNCILMEMBER JUDY BUCHAN <br />COUNCILMEMBER DIANE HOWARD 401 MARSHALL ST <br />COUNCILMEMBER GEORGI LA BERGE REDWOOD CITY, CA <br />COUNCILMEMBER PAUL SANFILIPO <br />COUNCILMEMBER JANET STEINFELD REGULAR MEETING <br /> September 25, 1995 <br />CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 P.M., Mayor Pro Tem Hartnett <br />ROLL CALL <br />Council Members present: Buchan, Hartnett, Howard, La Berge, Sanfilipo, Steinfeld, <br />Council Members absent: Mayor Gasparini <br />Staff present: Everett, Schricker, Jorgenson and, Centeno, Nelson, Fink, Vella, <br /> Patterson, Luck, Mann, Sue, Officer Marshall <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilwoman La Berge <br />INVOCATION: Pastor Dennis Logie <br /> First Christian Church <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />** An item arose after posting of the agenda and Vice Mayor Hartnett asked his colleagues if they <br />wished to add it to the agenda for discussion purposes. <br />MIS: BUCHAN/STEINFELD TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA REGARDING THE BIDS <br />FOR NEW CITY HALL (102) <br />CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. <br /> MINUTE ORDER NO. 95-182 <br />REPORT: Planning Director Patterson, September 25, 1995 <br />Planning Director Patterson advised the Council that bids for the new City Hall were opened <br />September 7, 1995. The results of the bidding process established the cost at $1.25 million over the <br />final estimate. Director Patterson stated that using information from the architect, Fisher Friedman, <br />and the construction management company, Rudolph and Sletten, staff was able to come up with <br />$800,000 worth of cuts by redesigning and using different materials, but obviously more cuts were <br />needed. Some of the bids were right on target, others were significantly over, and some bid <br />packages were not bid upon by anyone. Director Patterson advised that this was a very busy time <br />for contractors who have lots of work and this project is considered quite small, the building design <br />was very complex, and the innovative private industry-style bidding process might have kept some <br />bidders away. Staff is still investigating and evaluating why the bids were so much higher than <br />expected. Director Patterson advised that all the work done so far, architectural design, moving to <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 <br /> Page No. 337 <br /> __...n. <br />