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South Bend Commission <br />Regular Mee �edevelopment <br />ing - October 22, 1982 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (Continued) <br />c. Contlinued.... <br />They stated they had some difficulty getting <br />paid by the general contractor and rather than <br />going through that hassle it was easier not to <br />bid. Mr. Robinson also pointed out that it <br />costs the homeowner more money to have a gen- <br />eral contractor and this rips off the taxpayers. <br />Mrs. Baumgartner disagreed with Mr. Robinson <br />over the use of the general contractor. The <br />Bureau of Housing does not have enough staff <br />or expertise to oversee the work on as many as <br />200 -300 contracts. Also there are conditions <br />where there is an overlap of jobs and the gen- <br />eral contractor has the responsibility to see <br />that the proper trade is doing the work on each <br />portion of the job. Mrs. Baumgartner stated <br />that the general contractor is paid $700 -$900 <br />for overseeing the job and this is not an un- <br />reas nable fee. If subcontractors are not being <br />paid by the general, they have not made the <br />Bureau of Housing aware of this problem. If <br />thera is a problem they should let us know and <br />we c n talk to the general contractor about it. <br />Ms. uburn stated she did not have a problem <br />payi g someone for their time to coordinate and <br />supervise jobs. It seems like things are going <br />much better than when we had to deal with;all of. <br />the 3ubcontractors and change orders ourselves, <br />and don't want to go back to that. Ms. Auburn <br />also asked that if there is a problem it should <br />be brought to the Commission's attention. This <br />has Deen done in the past and the Commission has <br />resp nded. <br />Upon a motion made by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. <br />Pias cki and unanimously carried, four Rehabili- <br />tati n Loans, as listed above, were approved. <br />d. Commission app roval requested for awarding the <br />foll wing bids in connection with the Rehabili- <br />tats n Loan Program in accordance with the recom- <br />mend tion from the Bureau of Housing. <br />Name Contractor Amount <br />Pearline Macon Workmasters, Inc. $14,845 <br />2008 W. Linden <br />THE COMMISSION APPROVED <br />FOUR REHABILITATION LOANS <br />