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Commission Minutes--March 20, 2000 2105 In addition to county staff working on various aspects of the new jail, Mr. Hoganson said about 25 architects, engineers and consultants are involved in the project. It is anticipated that plans will be available for prospective bidders around April 21 , and bid opening is scheduled for late May. County Commissioners are expected to review the bids at their first meeting in June, 2000. Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator/Jail Project Coordinator, asked the Board to add discussion of the jail bidding process on today's agenda after providing information concerning multiple prime bids and acceptance of single prime bids for portions of the project if that bid is lower than the combined total of the lowest and best multiple bids, which is allowed in State law. Mr. Hoganson talked about the differences between multiple prime and single prime bids, and his firm has experience in working with both types. MOTION, passed Mrs. Quick moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to allow for submission of single prime bids in addition to multiple prime bids for the jail construction project. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 12. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mrs. Quick moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to approve Voucher No. 137,833 through No. 138,548. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 13. COURTHOUSE LUNCH COUNTER UPDATE; ROAD ADVISORY MEETING RESCHEDULED; MEETING UPDATES; COURTHOUSE FRONT ENTRANCE AWARD; CHILD SUPPORT ISSUES, Committee reports Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, said he added some contract language regarding insurance and indemnification to the agreement with Mike Vangsnes of Luigi's for operation of the Cass County Courthouse Lunch Counter, effective April 1, 2000. Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, reported on renovations being made in the lunch room since it is closed due to the death of the previous operator, Vivian Miller. The walls are being painted in this area and the floor covering is being replaced with ceramic tiles because there have been problems with the previous material ever since it was installed. Mr. Koenig reported that the Road Advisory Committee meeting, which was scheduled to meet earlier today, has been postponed until April 17 due to the County Engineer being sick. Commissioners reported on meetings they have attended in the past two weeks, as well as upcoming meetings. Mrs. Johnson said she has learned that Terry Stroh, the architect on the Courthouse front entrance project, was selected to receive a creativity award from the Mayor of the City of Fargo for the way the project addresses handicap accessibility standards. She expects some correspondence concerning this topic. Mr. Meyer reported that he and Mrs. Quick spent some time with the Regional Child Support Enforcement Director in the past two weeks concerning arrearage calculations.