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Council debates next steps on Oaks House drawings; asks for cost estimate from alternate architect
Summary
Council raised concerns that existing architectural drawings for the Oaks House lack bid-ready specifications and asked staff to solicit a price from another architect to prepare contract specs, citing prior plan costs of roughly $10,000–$12,000 and that specifications should be completed promptly.
Council discussed whether to have the current architect complete the written specifications for the Oaks House municipal project or to engage another architect to prepare bid-ready specifications.
Bill said the drawings are “lovely” but observed that written specifications that contractors need to bid against were not at the level required. Council members estimated prior plan expenditures at roughly $10,000–$12,000 and said the specifications themselves should cost substantially less. The council asked staff to obtain a price from an alternate architect (Piero was suggested) to prepare the specifications if the current architect cannot deliver them in a timely, bid-ready form.
No final procurement decision was made at the meeting; councilors authorized staff to obtain cost information and return with a recommendation on whether to have the existing architect finish the specifications or to hire another firm for that limited scope.
