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� j} ��I lli ill,/ �J�•\.. <br />� t11\ 9� •i53 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Jerry J. Miller <br />Mayor <br />Rollin E. Farrand, Sr., P. E. <br />Director, Public Works <br />Members of the Common Council <br />City of South Bend, Indiana <br />Re: Civic Center Architectural Contract <br />Special Engineering Reports <br />Gentlemen: <br />Reply To: Department <br />of Public Works <br />June 18, 1975 <br />A resolution is being submitted requesting your approval of two engineer- <br />ing reports totaling $26,500, to be paid as additional services to the <br />Johnson /Burgee Architectural Contract for the Civic Center Project. <br />The events which lead to the authorization of this work by the Civic <br />Center Authority are as follows: <br />In June of 1974 the Architect was authorized to proceed with construction <br />drawings for the building. By November 30, 1974, a complete set of draw- <br />ings and specifications for a) site excavation and demolition, <br />b) piling, <br />c) pile caps and associated foundation <br />concrete, were completed by the Architect. The pile foundation concept <br />represented by these plans was based upon owner furnished reports, <br />construction practices in the immediate area, and certain physical require- <br />ments of the Civic Center building itself. This concept was a sound <br />approach to the foundation aspects of the building, and were accepted by <br />the Owner as such. In the spring months of 1975, the Architect, in <br />pursuing certain aspects of the piling specifications, requested that <br />one of their associates, Halpert & Neyer Associates - Soils Engineers, <br />become involved, at the Architect's expense. <br />As a result of their involvement, Halpert and Neyer Associates reported <br />to the Architect that while the pile concept was indeed a sound system <br />for Century Center, they felt that there was a possibility that the <br />site would also lend itself to a different foundation system, referred <br />to as a spread footing system. The switch to such a system would be <br />of advantage to the owner, in that a savings of approximately $175,000 <br />in construction costs would be realized, and secondly approximately two <br />