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South Bend R evelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 11, 1983 5. OLD BUSIWSS (Cont.) a. c ontl _nuect .. . Ms. Holston stated that the Bureau of Housing does a walk through with the conctractor and their rehab specialist. She stated that the Bureau has general specifications to protect the quality of work the people receive. This is in the bid packets. They are held to mini- mum specifications. These are not low grade materials that they require them to use. So, therefore they are in essence protecting their qual ty by forcing them to use these types of mate ials. Mr, Hickey of Aardvark Construction stated that he works with the Bureau of Housing quite a bit. He stated that irregardless of what pay scale you are paying it doesn't change the fact that no one is ever paid until the work passes inspections done by the Bureau inspectors and then City Code Enforcement inspectors. He stated that until eve ping is exactly the way it's supposed to be, every minor broken glass pane or a piece of wood stock unprimed, that you will not get paid. So, everything else is insignificant up to that point, as long as its not outrageous like you are paying $3.25 or $5.00 an hour. These things are totally insignificant until the work is ap- proved and you are paid. He stated that the Com- mission is worried about the quality of work. The quality of work does not change because you are not going to pass those inspections, irre- gard ess, and you are not going to be paid. There is no way around it until you meet those qualifi- cations and inspections. Mr. Donaldson said that the discrepancy between the lowest and highest bid is what he had a prob- lem with. He said that Ms. Holston's inspectors go out and inspect the place and work up a cost estinate. He asked why some other outfit comes up with a $15,000 difference in what her inspec- tors come up with. He said that the cost estimate is $12,000. He said that a bid a little over that is right, but he asked how can anybody else go much further above that. Ms. Holston asked if he was talking about Heritage Construction. Mr. Eonaldson stated any of them. He said Charles Browr. is $23,000, close to $24,000, and there is a $1 ,000 bid and Ms. Holston's inspectors say it can done for $12,000.