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SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF RIVERSIDE
4500 HIGH DRIVE, RIVERSIDE, MO 64150
JANUARY 2, 1997
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in
special session at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 1997 with the
following in attendance: Mayor Ed Rule, Rris Aust, Ray Beard,
Betty Burch, George Flaws, and Brenda Teters. Absent: Sam Aylett.
Also present: Ann Daniels, City Administrator; Homer Williams,
Rick Ruhl, Chris Heinz, WRS Architects, Inc.; and Ray Braswell,
President, Walton Construction Company.
Mayor Rule opened the meeting and stated the purpose was to discuss
the necessity of creating some Alternatives for the bid for the
Community Center and Swimming Pool as requested by WRS Architects.
Ann Daniels gave the list of five items proposed for review by WRS.
They were as follows:
1. Substitute ground faced masonry for cast stone work
2. Substitute VC the for stained concrete in lobby and pre-
function areas
3. Eliminate air conditioning
4. Substitute seed and straw for sod
5. Delete the retractable bleachers
Aldermen Flaws and Teters asked what amount of reductions was
needed to make the project come in at the $3 million originally
set. Homer Williams stated they did not know a specific amount nor
did they know how much savings would be realized by each of the
proposed deletions or changes.
By general consent, the Board agreed to have the bids advertised
with NO alternates and to determine what cuts might be made after
the bids are received, if necessary.
Raymond Braswell told of the role of a Construction Manager in a
project of this nature, stating the company would contract to
handle the bidding, inspections, etc. and bring the project in at
the budgeted amount for a percentage of the cost of the project.
He and Homer Williams both recommended that the hiring of a
Construction Manager, while moat beneficial at the conceptual stage
of the project, would still be very beneficial to the City.
Discussion was held concerning the need and benefit for hiring the
Construction Manager and firms in the area who provided these
services.
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By general consent, the Board instructed Ann Daniels to develop a
Request for Proposals for engineering and management firms in the
area who may wish to bid on such a project and to provide those
firma with the RFP in time for them to bid and for the Board to
review these bids at the meeting on January 7, 1997.
Flith no further business to be discussed, a motion was made to
adjourn by Alderman Beard, seconded by Alderman Aust. Vote was
unanimous and the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m..
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Ann Daniels, Acting Secretary to
the Board
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