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aggravated now by what he feels is an honest mistake but a sizeable one — a $12,000 mistake.”
According to the superintendent, the architect holds that “a flat roof, in his judgement, will be just as good. He doesn’t think we’d be gaining that much for the
additional $12,000.”
“What about another roofing company?” asked board member Nancy Reeve. “We’re not married to this one. . . A man is as good as his word and if that’s not the case, we have no protection anyway.”
Estabrook repeated that architect Baughn was annoyed. “But he still has a great deal of confidence” in the E.M. Martin roofing firm, the superintendent emphasized.
Negotiations Proposed
“I personally feel that we have grounds to negotiate,” maintained chairman Beverly Massie, agreeing with the suggestion to contact additional roofing firms for new estimates on a sloped roof.
Estabrook noted that E.M. Martin Company has done work on other sections of the leaking RCES roof. Staying with the same firm gives continuity, he said.
“Checking with another
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