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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council September 25, 2006 Page 25 Mayor Rinker explained that as an example Great Lakes, was our general contractor on another project. We have had to resolve some significant change orders and issues because they are a contractee for the project itself. This is someone who manages the project on our behalf to make sure that specs are done in the right way. With the overall site development, they will do the same thing that we did with the fire station. Mr. Marquardt asked if we are going to have a general contractor. Do we have to go out to bid for a general contractor? Mr. Marrelli indicated that we do not necessarily have to do that. Mr. Marquardt added that Panzica is really the general contractor. Mr. Marrelli stated he is the construction. manager. You can call him the general contractor, but he is working for us, an owner's rep construction manager who is going to help us go through the bids. It is like we are the general contractor. They help us go through the bids, to figure out who is the best bidder. They will help with the drawings to take out anything we see frivolous or anything we think we need and work as an owner's agent on down the line. Mr. Marquardt asked what we did when we had S.O.M. Mr. Metzung stated that URS was the construction manager. We had a design team that we hired to do the design of S.O.M. Center and then we actually went back and they became our project manager. Now, in LPA Agreements, you are not allowed to be the designer and the project manager. At that time, we were still able to do that. We did that with URS. They went from the design team to the project management team. There were two separate groups within URS that did that. Mr. Marquardt asked if we are going out to bid the police station. Mayor Rinker said that we are, not for a general contractor, but in the same fashion, we will need a total package presented. They will be separate components. Chief Mohr clarified that there were three projects for the fire station. Panzica oversaw them all. We had grounds, construction and furnishing of components and fixtures. Mr. Brett added that even in the construction there were the glazers, electrical units, carpentry. They went out in separate packages. All those were evaluated and okayed by Council at each step. Mayor Rinker added that they more directly handled it. Generals in turn sub everything so they have different lines of legal rights and remedies just between them. Council President Buckholtz added that they answer directly to us. Mr. Brett added that they coordinate the trade so you don't have one off the job, they will be there to hold their feet to the fire. Dr. Parker stated that unlike a general contractor, who would be taking their amount out, we could be paying the construction manager directly and could see substantial savings from that. Which was another reason why the Architectural Selection Committee felt that it was a wise way to go. This was recommended because with the fire station we had a lot of success.