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1 I 1 Council Meeting Minutes May 26, 1987 Brandt commented the city cannot have a project with which it is not satisfied, indicated replacing all of the curbing is neither feasible nor desireable; asked for some kind of assurances that the company will be around to repair or replace things for a sub- stantial period of time, noting it is a 50-year project. Gunderman indicated the residents deserve a First Class job; would like to see or hear a decision that will be fair and equitable to all. Benke indicated if we check testing Braun firm to conduct that testing could be a deduct or negotiation off sponded affirmatively. Weyrauch stated the sounding would test the soundness of the cos- metic repairs. or sounding, we could ask the and the cost of the testing price of contract; Proper re- Proper sees no problem to go ahead with the testing and would rec- ommend it. Jim Horowitz, 703 Fourth Avenue N.W., asked, if the changes are sound, do we still have to pay taxes for damaged goods received; Benke stated, to the extent we can calculate, we would not pay full price for the project; in this case, we will ask for profes- sional assistance for an unbiased review and a recommendation. Roger Dalzen, 784 Fourth Avenue N.W., stated Midwest just raised the sewer basin in his alley which is now too high for water to drain, and advised there are still two tire tracks in the alley; Benke commented the project was not yet complete. Blomquist asked if there is a specific procedure the city will use to arrive at an equitable deduction; Sinda stated the city will get an individual consultant to look at the damage and give us a recommendation on what the damage is worth; with that recommenda- tion we will sit down with the contractor and suggest that amount be deducted off the project. Proper stated the meeting with the contractor would take place after the project has been completed (sometime in June). Because the consultation would be less than $2,000, Sinda will hire a firm to review the damage and make a recommendation. Benke asked that Braun test the curb and report any problems prior to laying of the asphalt. Benke asked when there would be an in- spection drainage and elevation problems; Proper responded he is in the process of going through the project and preparing prelim- inary punch list, items on which, if not corrected, will have to be redone; all of which would be completed prior to a request for final payment on the project, including deducts and warranty ex- tensions. Page 5