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7. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd Chan Rehabilitation Contract Noo SECD /PR /CS -1/09, with Bailey Electric Company, for an increase in contract amount of $312.00, (Contract: $5,584.00), or an amended contract total of: $5,896.00, for rehabilitation work at: 503 E. Dubail Street, in the Southeast Community Development Hous- ing Program, per explanation in memoranda dated February 23 and 27, 1976, from Chief Inspector, Southeast Bureau of Housing. Mr. Brownell read the memoranda and change order which stated the specifications conformed the plumbing in the base- ment and bathroom. Since the time of the initial inspection, the water supply fines have begun to leak in the basement near the meter, in the bathroom lavatory, and water closet located on the second floor. The additional work consisted of replacing the water lines leading to the basement water meter, bathroom lavatory, water closet, and replacement of tank fixtures in the water closet, at a total cost of $312.00. A proceed order was issued by the Chief Inspector as the conditions presented a serious health and safety pro- blem and had to be corrected immediately, in accordance with Part 1, General Conditions for Rehabilitation of Real Pro- perty, Paragraph 108. Approval of the change order was re- commended. Motion was made by Mr. Cira, seconded by Mr.- Donaldson and carried, for the approval of Change Order No. 1 t Rehabili- tation Contract No. SECD /PR /CS -1/09, with Bailey Electric Company, for an increase in contract amount of $312.00, or an amended contract total of $5,896.00, with no change in contract time, in the Southeast Community Development Housing Program. Commissioner Wiggins, chairing the meeting, asked Mr. Crighton, "We seem to have a number of these change orders at this meet- ing. Were any of these generated by the series of complaints I read about in the newspaper ?" Mr. Crighton advised these particular change orders were.not generated by those.- One thing they can rely on, is that the inspectors will bring numer- ous change orders before the Commission. "We want to be sure- - as I mentioned before - -that every dollar that goes into this Project is accounted for, and are allocated and publicly known." CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO RE- HABILITATION CONTRACT NO. SECD /PR /CS 1/09 APPROVED, SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAM Mr. Lindstaedt raised questions on the above program- - "How many of these people now are going into the Housing Allowance Program, when the houses are brought up to standard? Do you ever check into that ?" Mr. Crighton advised he is not. "It is the intent of our program - -all of our programs actually - -we are trying to do the major rehabilitation work to bring the houses up to code through the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance Program. We do not have the statistics on that; we refer these people to - 14 -