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Feb 23 2007 2:54PM <br />Elmore <br />~ 1lt~all>~ <br />KEIfH E, tALTRAIN <br />keith.coltralnQeeknorewae.mm <br />ELMORE & WRLL <br />919-865-9501 p. 1 _ -_- - <br />O <br />.__~_ _.. vawv:.ElnmreWaA.corn __~ <br />Charleatnn • GreemrHle • Ralalgh <br />February 23, 2007 <br />Via Certified Mail and Facsimile to: <br />(919) 493-7306 <br />Mr. Ken Redfoot <br />Corley Redfoot Zack, Inc. <br />222 Cloister Court <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27Si4 <br />Via Certif ed Mail and Facsimile to: <br />(919) 644-3804 <br />Ms; Laura Blackmon <br />County Manager <br />Orange County North Carolina <br />200 S. Cameron Street <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina. 27278 <br />Re: Orange County Justice Expansion Project <br />Sid date: February 22, 2Q07 <br />DeVere Construction Company, Int.'s Regaest to Withdraw Bid <br />• Dear Mr. Reelfoot and Ms. Blac[unon, <br />I am counsel for DeVere Construction Company, Inc. ("DeVere") in connection with the <br />above project. As Mr. Dustin Crittenden has previously discussed with Mr. Reelfoot, DeV ere <br />hereby requests, pursuant to N.C. Gen. § I43-129.1, that it be allowed to withdraw its bid <br />("Bid") submitted yesterday for the Change County Justice Expansion Project without forfeiture <br />of its accompanying bid bond. The grounds for this request are summarized as follows: <br />The Bid included a substantial, good faith, clerical error based in DeVere's employee's <br />misunderstanding of the directions on the bid alternate tabulation sheet. The bid alternate <br />tabulation sheet included the direction: <br />Should arty of the alternates as described in the contract documents be accepted <br />the amount written below shall be the amount to be "added to" or "deducted <br />from" the base bid (Strike out 'Add" or "Deduct" as appropriate). <br />(Addendum #7, 21I 5/07 FP-2). <br />Proper completion of this form requires the bidder to strike the word "Deduct" when they <br />wanted tv add additional funds to the contract for the alternate. Similarly, the bidder would <br />strike the word "Add" when they wanted to subtract funds for election ofthe alternate. Attached <br />as Exhibit A is an accurate copy of the worksheet prepared by DeVete's estimator, Dustin <br />Crittenden on February 22nd. Mr. Crittenden's office is located in Alpena, MI. As shown by <br />• Exhibit A,1Vfr. Crittenden intended to add funds far each of the possible alternates that the <br />Elmore & Wall, P.A. ~ 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Sutte 100127612) • Post office Bax ]0937 • Raleigh, North Caroline 27605 • telephone: 91°.865.9500 • farshnlle: 919.865.9501 <br />