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M <br />D. The County, in accordance with applicable laws pertaining to public construction <br />projects, will undertake to select a designer for its components of the Project, and Main <br />Street will thereafter interview such designer and select either that same designer or a <br />separate designer to help prepare schematic design drawings for its component of the <br />Project. If separate designers are retained by the County and Main Street, then the Parties <br />will use best efforts to ensure that their designers work together so the project <br />components are property coordinated and that the schematic design of the building is <br />harmonious with the existing newly- constructed buildings within the 300 East Main <br />mixed -use development. The Parties will reasonably share the costs and effort, including <br />the production of schematic design drawings. The County, in accordance with applicable <br />laws pertaining to public construction projects, will enter into design and construction <br />contract(s) for the Parking Deck expansion, and upon approval of the construction <br />drawings and issuance of the necessary permits (the "Building Permit(s)"), the County <br />will at a time reasonably agreed between the Parties begin construction of this scope of <br />work (consistent with the schedule included on Exhibit E). <br />E. Main Street will contract with all necessary design, engineering and construction firms <br />for any and all environmental remediation work required by NC DENR pursuant to the <br />Brownfields Agreement and all such environmental remediation shall be completed by <br />Main Street. <br />F. Main Street conveys ground leases to the County for the construction of the Branch <br />Library and, potentially, the Parking Deck Expansion; (ii) the County contracts with <br />professionals for the design and construction of the Parking Deck Expansion (if <br />applicable), site work, basement parking level and Branch Library floor, and any other <br />necessary Project component in its scope of responsibility, using the construction <br />management at risk delivery method (or other legally permitted construction delivery <br />method); (iii) Main Street contracts with design professionals for the construction of the <br />upper floors of the Building and any other necessary Project component in its scope of <br />responsibility, (iv) upon completion, the Parking Deck will be subject to the existing <br />parking deck declaration of covenants with all necessary modifications agreed to by the <br />existing owners and the County; (v) upon completion, the Building is subject to a new <br />condominium declaration with terms mutually agreed upon by Main Street and the <br />County; (vi) the County receives a fee simple condominium interest in the Parking Deck <br />and the Branch Library; and (vii) the ground leases terminate upon vesting of the <br />condominium interests. <br />G. The County will enter into a construction contract for the site work, foundations, the <br />concrete and steel basement parking level, and the concrete and steel first floor of the <br />Building (with all attendant core areas on or passing through the parking level and first <br />floor which may also serve the upper floors), and upon approval of the construction <br />drawings and issuance of the Building Permit(s), the County will at a time reasonably <br />agreed between the Parties begin construction of this scope of work. Main Street will <br />enter into a construction contract for the upper floors (floors 2 through 5), and upon <br />approval of the construction drawings and issuance of the Building Permit(s), Main Street <br />will at a time reasonably agreed between the Parties begin construction of this scope of <br />work in coordination with what will then be the County's ongoing work on the site, <br />basement parking level, and first floor. <br />4. Intent to Negotiate Definitive Contracts: <br />3 <br />