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Louisville City Council Meeting November 3, 2004 Page 8 of 10 fully adopted at a regular meeting and shall require only one reading, and shall not require publication prior to final adoption. An emergency ordinance shall take effect upon final adoption. Following final adoption, an emergency ordinance shall be published in full. Mayor Sisk opened the public hearing and asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak for or against Ordinance No. 1458, Series 2004. Mr. Todd Anderson, Xcel Energy, stated the negotiations are going well. He voiced confidence that the negations would be complete by the deadline. Mayor Sisk requested public comment and hearing none, closed the public hearing. MOTION: Council member Keany moved that Council adopt Ordinance No. 1458, Series 2004, an emergency ordinance extending the Public Service Franchise Agreement, seconded by Council member Clabots. Roll call vote was taken. The motion passed by a vote of 7-0. AUTHORIZE CONTRACT WITH ADOLFSON & PETERSON FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES FOR LOUISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Deputy City Manager Julie Boyd reported at the September 21, 2004 City Council meeting, Staff was authorized to work with the Library Steering Committee and Paul Wember, Project Manager, to issue a Request for Proposals for Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Services for the Louisville Public Library. The general contractor will work as part of the design team with the architects and Library Steering Committee on the project. The contractor will also work with City Staff to prepare a downtown parking plan, which can be submitted as part of the application for final approval of the building. Requests for Proposals were sent to twenty contractors, and responses were received from eighteen. Four of those were chosen for interviews, based on similar project experience, ability to provide pre-construction services, fees and acceptance of general conditions. The four companies interviewed were: Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Pinkard Construction and FCI Constructors. Five representatives of the Library Steering Committee interviewed representatives from the four companies and reviewed financial information. All four companies presented excellent qualifications and were strong contenders. Based on the interviews and information received the committee recommends Adolfson & Peterson Construction. Adolfson & Peterson is prepared to begin work on the project immediately by providing a construction budget estimate based on the current architectural drawings, and beginning