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<br />"'''..._..___0_.'___''- <br />. '".. ..... <br />. .-.. ""-, . <br />.' :"J. . . .. ....... .:;_ ..... .~" ~ . <br />. /.::. ~;:~-:.:-....:..:":: ..... I~::~' <br /> <br />....'~--:"""':"....7"'..........,. <br /> <br />7136229265 <br />e <br /> <br />CLAUNCH&MILLER,INC <br />e <br /> <br />PAGE 63 <br /> <br />68/65/2662 17:48 <br /> <br />References . - Various references. were. contactcdand asked. to- respond, to a series- of. <br />questions. Generally the references were llnpresscd with the work perfonned and would <br />use them again- in- the- future. However, it was- noted that the projects perfonncd for each- <br />reference were not water tine projects similar to this project. While the references were <br />impressed with Southem-Customs.work it was found thallhe work'was predominately <br />paving work. <br /> <br />Statement of Ouali.fi.ca,tions. - Southern Customs. provided a.list. of.projects designated as. <br />"Work in Progress.' and completed jobs. Two projects were submitted as "Work in <br />Progress". Both- project. were paving. projects; Twenty five projects. were' submitted as <br />"Completed Projects". Th.ese projects ranged from pavement projects, to sidewalk <br />projects todrainage'pr.ojects-and inclu.ded severaJ other projects. <br /> <br />1.t was noted by C.launch. & Millet'~ Inc.. that of aU Ule-projects- submitted,. there were 00. <br />water line improvements pr~iects. <br /> <br />Telephone Interview with Southenl Customs~ ,Inc. - Claunch. & MiUer, Inc; conducted- <br />sever.al telephone interviews with Mr. David Brinkley of Southern Customs, Inc. From. <br />these. intcr.vie.ws- it was..found-that- it. is-Southern' Customs- mtent' to. subcontract the water <br />line work to a subcontractor firm named Robcrtson Constructors, Inc. eMI requested <br />rcferen.ces' for Robertson- aod-rec-eived them. After contacting Robertson's refer.ences it <br />was found that the refer.enees were basically ha.ppy with their work but the projects were <br />rdatively sman and were performed for private entiti.es such as pctrochemical plants. <br />According to Mr. Brinkley, Robertson's work is .nonnally in the $35,000 range but they <br />have done projects as high as $80,000. (The water porti.on for thi.s project would be <br />$11 O~OOO as per bid.) <br /> <br />Mr. .Brinkley informed eM] that Southern Customs would perfonn the paving portion of <br />the work and.Robenson.wouldper.foIm.thewatcr.po.rt-ion of the' work. <br /> <br />By' reviewing the bids eMl detennilJed that. the paving -ponion- (Southern' Customs~ me: <br />portion) of the work represented 41.4% of the bid and the water portion (Robertson's <br />po,rtion). represented 58.6%. of the- bid. Therefore Southern- Customs was indicating an <br />inten.t to subcontract more than 50% of the project. <br /> <br />The bid requirements for this project, Section 4.04 of the General Conditions, states that <br />the successful bidder js proh.ibitcd. from-suocontracting'ollt more than 50010 of the work. <br />Ther.efore~ Southern Customs was not meeting the bid r.equirements. <br /> <br />CMI info.nned Mr. Brinkley of this ,provi.sion in the bid documents. Mr. Brinkley <br />suggested. several scenarios- by which' he 'felt he' could be found compliant. eMI <br />responded by stating that we would be glad to r.eview his proposal and we asked that he <br />send us. his intended'subcontracturahelationsb.lp with Robertson in writing. Mr. Brinkley <br />