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South Bend edevelopment Ccmnission Regular Meeting - February 25, 1983 6. NEW BUSINESS (Continued) c. Continued... Mr. Hunt asked what would happen if Mr. Reese comes back in with a new electrical contractor and is still under the next lowest bid which is about $12,400 compared to his $10,000. Mr. Robinson stated that he was not really sure it's just the electrical contractor we are com- pla ning about. He stated that he personally felt: that there might be an erosion in the quality of work that he thinks these people are entitled to. He stated that they have enough problems in life. He stated that it wasn't singled out to be the electrical contractor it just happens to be the pursuit that he followed. Mr. Piasecki stated that was the reason why he vot d on that. Ms. Schwartz stated that bids have already been rec ived and the time for receiving bids is closed so it is her interpretation that we would have to decide based on the bids that we already havr= in hand rather than adjust any bids, due to sub ontractors bids which haven't been received. Mr. Piasecki said that he can't see where they can Po the same work for $10,000 and the next one for $27,000. Mr. Inks asked whether the Commission action was taken even though there were more factors to con- sider than just the electrical workers,and whether we have just rewritten the federal law for our own program and state that sole proprietorships fall under the same wage determination as do all othe businesses. Mr. obinson said we know that they do; we have not hanged the federal law whatsoever. Mr. Inks commented that Mr. Robinson is saying that there is a federal loophole; that he is sayiiig that your local process has just changed the Law to close that. Mr. Robinson said no, he did not. He said that he thinks that the quality of work has been eroded but he said that it is a loophole in the law md that was just one of his reasons why he was upset with what is happening with these type of people.