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Sarasota News Leader December 14, 2012 Page 31 at one time, but he also speculated the proj- When Patterson turned the discussion again ect could be completed in less time than 27 to the 10 supplemental features for the park plan, Barbetta referenced Smith���s estimate months. that the base project could be completed for ���I support what Commissioners Barbetta and $13 million. Barbetta said, ���I personally think Hines have said about completing the proj- somewhere between Mark Smith���s numbers ect all at once as a borrow,��� Vice Chairwoman and [the $21.5 million estimate] is the right Carolyn Mason said. number.��� ���I want it bonded, too,��� said Commissioner Even with the 10 upgraded features includNora Patterson, who lives on Siesta Key, ���but ed, Barbetta added, he expected the total cost I don���t want it bonded necessarily at the price would end up being that is on the table.��� between $16 million and $17 million. When Patterson fur- We���ve been frozen [on the beach ther questioned the additional amenities plan] for five months at 60 percent at the $4,125,000 esti- design. We can���t wait another eight mate, Waddill remind- months. ed her those items Joe Barbetta could be bid out sepaCommissioner rately as alternates to Sarasota County the base project. ���The longer we wait, the more costly it���s going to be. There might be another 12 to 18 months of decent pricing��� in the construction industry, he added. Robinson asked Botelho whether the county would have to delay or cut back any other initiatives linked to its surtax revenue if it pursued bond issues for both the beach and the 800 MHz projects. Botelho responded that he foresaw no problems. THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FACTOR Robinson later pointed out that the cost of asphalt was rising. ���That���s where the lean program in the future would have to be looked at,��� she said. betta asked. ���We���ve been frozen [on the beach plan] for five months at 60 percent design. We can���t wait another eight months.��� When Barbetta initiated dialogue about whether the county could hire a construction management firm instead of a CEI for the project, Schneider said it could take up to eight County Administrator Randall Reid empha- months to get a construction management sized, ���The program is lean, but you can do company on board. it all.��� ���Why can���t it be done in 30 to 60 days?��� Bar- Schneider replied that it would take six weeks At Robinson���s request, Harriott stepped to the just to schedule a board vote on a construcpodium to point out that the board originally tion management firm after the Procurement approved $122.5 million in surtax funding for Department put the job out for bids and assessed the responses. road resurfacing. The downturn in the economy had resulted in that amount being reduced The county���s procurement official, Ted Coyto $108 million, he said. man, told the commissioners it would take 90