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Capitol Indemnity put the project out for bid again, but the responses it received ranged from $1,465,870 to $1,555,000, DeMarsh pointed out in his memo, considerably more than the bond amount. The matter ended up in federal court in Tampa. After the County Commission agreed to a stipulated settlement in early April that would give the county $802,148, staff began working on a means to get the project under way once more, Brownman explained this week. "Duncan is a local contractor," he stressed. "They are confident they can accomplish the work" within the time frame set out by staff and for the amount of money the commission ended up approving on Wednesday. Brownman also pointed out that the City of Sarasota "has actually opted out of doing [its] piece" at this point. Duncan will restore that section of the seawall, however, Brownman noted, so people safely will be able to use the city's part of the park. In response to another question from Barbetta, Brownman said he did not feel the city's decision would pose a problem. "I believe the county side was worse." Referring to city staff members, Brownman added, "They plan to do remediation and they are comfortable with that, based on our conversations." Barbetta also sought assurances from Brownman that county staff would inform residents of Bay Island and Siesta Key about what will be transpiring in the park. "We do intend to communicate with the resi- dents during construction," Brownman replied. Patterson was concerned about how much money the county was going to lose, after all the ordeal involving the bond and court pro- ceedings. "How much are we going to end up in the hole on this?" "I don't believe we're going to end up in the hole," Brownman told her. Because not all the funds allocated for the original project were paid to CB Construction, he said, sufficient money is available to cover the expense. "I appreciate that," she said, "and thank you for moving fast on it once we started to move." % Someone you know needs Planned Parenthood • Lifesaving cancer screenings • Parent & teen education • Annual GYN exams • Birth control Planned Parenthood Of Southwest And Central Florida • Sarasota 941-953-4060 • MyPlannedParenthood.org Sarasota News Leader May 9, 2014 Page 63