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e e RECEIVEDp v --101 /.l /' S-CJ-9-o tJ/Lr7 OOMM. DiV. I REY DE LA REZA AlA · ARCHITECTS 1245 West 18th Street, Suite B Houston, Texas 77008 713/868-3121 24 March 1988 Mr. Joel H.Albrecht Director of Community Development CITY OF LA PORTE P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 RE: Bay Forest Golf Clubhouse - Job No. 1043 Dear Joel, This letter will hopefully clarify our recommendations on the bids for Alternates No.1, 2, 3 & 4, by BUILDERS CONSTRUCTION, the low Base Bid bidder. We are not recommending the Alternates per se, we are simply evaluating the dollar value of the bid for the work to be done, as described in the Alternates. Should the City of La Porte want to consider accepting anyone of these Alternates, our recommendations are as follows: ATERNATE NO.1: (The addition of the Dining Deck, stair & rail) The bid of $10,636 (Add) is a fair representation of the cost. We recommend the City accept this bid. ALTERNATE NO.2: (The installation of a fire protection sprinkler system) The bid of $6,000 (Add) is approximately $10,000 lower than the majority of all the other bidders. This bid is probably below actual cost to the Contractor. Builders Construction has admitted to the error, but has stated that they would honor their bid should the City of La Porte select to accept it. It would definitely be a bargain for the City to accept this alternate. However, we would caution you that the contractor may look for ways to recover his losses in other portions of the Work. We therefore reluctantly recommend acceptance of this bid. ALTERNATE NO.3: (The substitution of a plywood soffit in lieu of exterior plaster soffit) The bid of $1,570 (Add) is a surprise to us, since we were expecting a Deduction for this substitution. Acceptance of this Alternate would not be advisable since it would reduce the quality of the Project and present a maintenance problem. We do not recommend acceptance of this bid.