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Beyond the design, we also discussed whether or not it is possible to work with certain subs or vendors due to the critical nature of systems in the jail or some other buildings for that matter. Our office in the past, has on publicly funded buildings been able to implement a proprietary specification section or sole source a portion of the project when proven to be sensitive and important to the overall future operation of the entire facility. This I believe is the case with the jail in regard to HV AC controls, security controls and possibly some of the other systems too but believe that on the G, M and E portion in its entirety may need to be a competitively bid project. On the mechanical side, commissioning may be considered as a solution to guaranteeing the mattiage of the existing and new components if the successful mechanical contractor is not familiar with the original buildings systems. The direct supervision pod when designed as an alternate over 4 years ago was bid by the G,M and E contractors at between $1.2 and 1.5 million dollars for the 48 bed pod less the moveable security furnishings. It is our opinion that the costs will have increased since originally bid in 2000. The contractors will have new general conditions, insurance etc. as related to a new project, there will be site work - grading and repairs associated with the addition and then the inflationary and material cost increases may be as high as an additional 12 -15%. But we don't believe the other changes requested will have the same impact as the above mentioned cost increases. Foss Associates has not looked in detail at what may be a current estimated cost of construction for the jail addition but could be prepared early on to give more than a gut reaction to what recent experience tells us. Foss Associates feels confident that if the changes discussed do not grow s1gnificantly beyond our conversation, and that jf the development of the construction documents could begin in early December, the project may be ready to send to the contractors for bidding some time in March. If bids received in April were acceptable, contracts could be awarded and staging could begin with construction beginning in late spring or early summer. A goal coqld be to have the building enclosed before the winter ofOSj06 so sheltering and temporary heat wouldn't be an issue and with the completion of construction in 12 months or less from the date of start-up. For professional services of Foss Associates and the engineers of record, we would respectfully request a fee of 5.5 percent of the construction cost based upon the bids received. If Cass County would prefer to have further input into the engineers used for the expansion, our fee as proposed may have to be adjusted based upon that particular firms experience, involvement and their negotiated fee structure. I hope this is helpful in the decision making process and assure everyone the original team at Foss Associates looks forward to the opportunity to work Glenn Ellingsberg, his staff and other Cass County personnel on the jail expansion. ~ . Foss Associates