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AWARD B�D FOR LIBItARY �XPANSION �ROJECT <br /> S►�c feh, smor, ttrare wa: a�ly � d�t�ercncs of 2 12'ti between the ic,wcst b�ddcr. H�.ghes-Gro�sch of <br /> Arvsda, r�nd tik ncxt bwpt b�dde�', Fis�t►et Con=tn,cueA of Louss��l�e, �h�t it stwu3d be awudod to <br /> tl�e loul Louisvillr contractor. it possibk <br /> - T�rr�i T�nou� �cur,� C�ry Actorncy, aued ttwt ttate sutut� ttatcs that aN wark done by the c.�ty slull <br /> be dar►e by contrut to the towest re:�onx�b�e b�ddsr on open bids, aHa ample advcrt�sement. She <br /> expiau�ed �iwt, as of thc tur►� of the making of the b�ds Iher�e wa5 not a loc�l pr�fera�ce roquit""'t�nt <br /> - that h�d be�n establ,�ed by t�e c�ty, �o it would be nsky to award thc cuR�r 10 OthEi EIl�l1 th! <br /> lowest biddtt <br /> SuJc wandered if therc h�d boen backgrocsnd m!'orm�tron gr�eherrd on Nu�hes-Grcxsch <br /> Fai�c Huuonfl. H�rtranft A,ssoaatcs, p�. Architocts. 1 U2 E 5outh Boulder Rnad, Su�te I, LowsvilZe, <br /> Cokxt�do, su�ted th�t they ha� rcquestcd qual�ficatton stwtemcnts hom the thre:e !ow b�ddcn. The�r <br /> �nvett+gatad thc qw►l�fiwuon �►t�d retercnce �n!'ornut�on tor the two I�west b�dden There wae <br /> requttementt thu a11 bidders hs�i to mett i� order to wbmit a b�d They compared qw►I�ficAtson _ <br /> y information w�th thoze roqwren�ti and checked refcrenca tor both comp�rnes and in Hartronit <br /> Assoc�ua' op�ruon. �t�tcr of Ihese cor��pwes would be qualified to do thi� work <br /> S�sk wor�rod ►f thene w�e brraicouts on the�r bids tt►�t. �Cthc {owe�t b�d werr awsudai, would there <br /> be a reyuasl for addrt►onal furtds, boeausc of �t missod detail ' <br /> �iutronR sused. �f b�dder� rr►adr an e� �n b+dd�ng the c4ntracvbid duc:umcnts, they are st�ll hr.ld <br /> - Io the reqwr�rr�ents of the contract documenta, ►nclud�ny �hc complction datcs for thc �hree phasea <br /> Qf canuruzt�on. <br /> Lathrop 1'dt the c�ty slau�d have a process �n plue �o �µvc prefexcoce to local bus�nc�xs on lar�er <br /> pro�a;ts, �►s �hry do wtth quntes and bids unciet SS.OI?Q <br /> Nlayer st��cd ihat a;esoluc�on had been pused by Coun;:�l to �ve uretrrence to quotrs �nd bid� <br /> _ undet SS,000, but not over SS,UOQ He fd� ('ounc:�l should foliow what �hcy unan�mously votcd on <br /> �rev�ously <br /> Now�rd askoQ the uctm� Cuy /'lttomey to �ook into ttx� �ssue of wtwtlher vs »ot �t is pussible fo� a <br /> � ttuutory c+ty to have cules tlut woutd Alluw pretcrtnc�il treatrnent f�r b�ciders aGc►�e SS ,d00 <br /> Dav�dson telt ih►s pro�ess v�u lur xnd the d�t3cren�e in b�ds ot� appruximately Sb.(}00 would buy s <br /> — lot of bcx�ks tor the L�br;ry <br /> :4f�ya rnoved ch.ai Courx:.il �v►ud the btd �o Hughec-Lirucich ss �cner�t cons�ructwn contra�tor f'ar <br /> - che l.�bcary Lxpans,on Nrc�oct and rwctwnu che tit�yor to ��xecuee che contr;ct wuh Hughcs-C�rexsch <br /> l <br /> � 3 <br /> ����� y�i' y.� �. '. .i� . � `,''. *•:, -- `,� ` � . .. � � . .� _ •: - ,`_�+•�� ����1.; �� 'j� <br /> _ �y ' y � ` ti `, � ���� 1 �� . ' �' <br /> ��1t� �� �� 5,�,��"`s�w.�'I�.'���_ , t '.. � �,��" �'�'_ r�; �`E <br />