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Joe said it wouldn't be so bad if the quality of work was going well and <br /> they were behind schedule but that is not the case. <br /> Peter said we have the technical and legal right to terminate the contract <br /> now. <br /> Paul said we have to be careful if the bonding company is not on our side. <br /> Steve said when push comes to shove, Stone will try everything they can - <br /> no question. How long do we put up with this before we pull the plug? <br /> There is a major problem with letting this run out, the value of the <br /> original work we paid for is going down. <br /> Paul said you take it out of the next months draw. <br /> He said the next 2 weeks will be very interesting. He does not know what <br /> the outcome will be then. It is very frustrating to him that this can' t <br /> get resolved. You could not get the vote (to proceed with terminating <br /> contract) from the Selectmen now. <br /> Ian agreed it is very important to get the bonding company to understand <br /> the problem from our perspective . <br /> Paul said Liberty told us they could play hard ball for 60 days before <br /> taking over. <br /> Merry Sue said the bonding company has to come to the same conclusions we <br /> have about Stone and we have to wait it out until then. <br /> Paul said he believed Liberty would have come to the meeting prepared and <br /> knowledgeable but they were not. By the end of the meeting he thinks <br /> Liberty was beginning to see where we were coming from. Joel agreed. <br /> Paul said there is too much to overcome to terminate the contract tonight. <br /> It is best to wait 2 weeks and see what happens. Will it go 4 weeks? If <br /> the defects are resolved and there are more men on the job, maybe . <br /> Steve thinks we should set a decision date. <br /> Paul said at last weeks meeting is was him against everyone else . If <br /> Liberty does not see us as a victim we could loose March and April and have <br /> no chance to get the job done . If we terminate the contract, we want <br /> Liberty to pick the best option - in our best interest. <br /> Steve said it is strictly money to them, the cost to do the job. <br /> Stone just wants to drag out the process so they can continue to get other <br /> jobs going. <br /> Janice asked to hear the opinions of Joel , Tom and Jim. <br /> Joel believes the process that came out of Fridays meeting is the right <br /> one. There is a benefit to have the 2 week period to give the bond company <br /> time to see what is going on. <br /> The larger picture, can they finish the job on time? How far behind <br /> schedule are they? Joel believes they are 3-8 weeks behind. They can not <br /> finish if they continue this course. Something has to occur differently <br /> from how they are operating now. <br /> Peter asked if a competent firm would have time to complete segments C & D <br /> (gym and auditorium) in this time frame? <br /> Joel said yes they could, in 5 months. The gym is not a major part of the <br /> work. The auditorium has a lot of finish work as does the kitchen. There <br /> should be no reason to go in and work, as needed, to finish it. There <br /> 3 <br />