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When Patterson asked for clarification that the road is not wide enough for bike lanes, Tran said the existing pavement is not. The design work will include wider shoulders for the lanes, he added, but their actual construction is part of Phase 3, which remains unfunded. When Patterson asked how much it would cost to add enough pavement for the bike lanes, Tran told her, "It's not as easy as adding pavement." The whole road has to be rede- signed, he explained, to provide sufficient drainage and bring it out of the flood plain before the lanes can be incorporated into it. " S o P h a s e 3 i s g o i n g t o b e a r e a l l y e x p e n s i v e p r o j e c t , " P a t t e r s o n n o t e d ; M a s o n c o n c u r r e d w i t h t h a t . If the Phase 2 bids come in lower than antic- ipated, Tran replied, it might be possible to include some of the Phase 3 work in that part of the project. Brownman reminded the board that a con- struction manager at risk contract had been awarded for the construction of Phase 2. (A construction manager at risk handles the hir- ing of subcontractors to ensure a project is completed at the guaranteed maximum price set by the commission.) Brownman said staff can ask the construction manager to find out the cost of incorporating the bike lanes in Phase 2, "so we can have that number … as a point of discussion when we're ready to bring the guaranteed maximum price to the board." In the meantime, on a motion by Vice Chairwoman Christine Robinson, the com- mission agreed unanimously to ask County Administrator Tom Harmer to send a memo A March aerial view of Nathan Benderson Park shows the new Mall at University Town Center (bottom of the photo) and the wave attenuator system (top center, extending out from the island). Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 54