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Mr. Statz's response via email with respect to the Pergola: <br />1. I don't think we can bid it with an either /or for concrete or timber posts. They would have different <br />footing connections, etc. If we bid it as either /or, it would be up to the contractor, not us, which <br />would be used. If we bid them as alternates, we're then stacking alternates on top of alternates. <br />You'd have an alternate to put the pergola in or not and then an alternate within that alternate for <br />the selection of the posts. At any rate, it should be easy enough to get you guys some photos of <br />each and we can decide at your next meeting. If we get it done in time, we could issue an <br />addendum or wait and do it as a change order. Long story short, it will be more work to bid them <br />together than it will be to change later. For now, the plans will show concrete. <br />2. 1 doubt we could put the pergola anywhere else along the trail and still use the grant money to pay <br />for it. Our application was pretty specific about the idea of a trailhead type park. It really didn't talk <br />about other amenities along the trail. Also, I'm not sure this pergola would fit in to the landscape by <br />itself. As you mention in your notes, it's purpose is to provide a sense of "scale" to the park. I'm <br />not sure how to convince people that that is important. We've shown everyone the sort of 3 -D <br />drawings with the pergola, etc. Aside from that, I'd just have to say: trust our Landscape Architect. <br />Anyway, we'll have the pergola in the bid as an alternate. The footings and everything else that <br />goes with it, will be included in that alternate. It's all or nothing. <br />18 <br />