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6. NEW BUSINESS <br />g. Continued <br />Mr. utler: Or simply refuse to issue bonds on contractors in a <br />cert in category. <br />The hair: Let me recommend a whole new idea that you might explore. <br />We had some problems in the LaSalle Park area, as you are well aware, <br />and when we finally were done with it, we had a batch of contract <br />deficiencies with "evaporated" contractors. In essence, this depart- <br />ment became its own contractor and hired a guy who went out and did <br />what had to be done in each one of these things to bring them up to <br />whero they were satisfactory to both us and the property owner. I <br />wond r if there would be any possibility of the city in some manner <br />beco ing "the" general contractor. <br />Mr. righton: That more or less ties in with what Kevin was saying -- <br />that we would act as the general and sub out the various categorical <br />form of work. <br />The hair: If the general contractor under the current terms provides <br />the bonding and the City becomes the general contractor, why could <br />they not then be in effect doing the same thing that is being done <br />now? <br />Mr ' righton: That is one of the questions I asked the City Attorney <br />and ontroller. "Is it possible for the City to act as the general <br />cont actor and bond the work ?" <br />The hair: Because it seems to me you are doing a lot of the super- <br />visory work that the contractor ought to be doing -- and that we are <br />paying the contractor to do. -- and that we are paying double here. <br />If you are going to do it anyway, we ought to be able to save the <br />contractor's fee . . . or profit. <br />Mr. righton: That seems to be the way we may have to go. We want <br />to keep away from hiring technicians or mechanics as City employees. <br />We don't want to do that because there are a number of statutory <br />problems. But to act as a general contractor and hiring subs, there <br />is a good possibility -that can be done. It's a matter of getting the <br />mech nics worked out. <br />The hair: I would appreciate it if you would look into the idea. <br />Mr. righton: I hope, as I said, to have an answer in a month. I <br />will then report back to the Commission on that. <br />The hair: It looks. like it may have some possibilities. <br />Mr. Robinson: Keith, approximately how many of these rehab homes . <br />what is the percentage that you do rehab from all the requests that <br />you have. You certainly aren't able to fix up a person's home when <br />the need arises, just because they make a request, are you? <br />-12 <br />