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serve the interest of the town. <br /> Tom Wren said Town Counsel said that Stone should be paid. <br /> Jim said that Paul Griffin said the same thing when he called earlier, we <br /> should pay Stone . <br /> Merry Sue said she thinks they should be paid, this work goes back to <br /> September. <br /> Tom said that failure of payment is in the contract , despite poor <br /> performance . If you don' t pay, Stone could possibly turn the tables and <br /> claim the town is in breech of the contract. <br /> Steve said if this requires a special meeting of this Committee and the <br /> Board of Selectmen, then so be it . <br /> Merry Sue said this issue (of direct claim by plumber) will not be solved <br /> in 1 week. <br /> Bill said that Town Counsel already said to pay it , he will just repeat <br /> that at another meeting. <br /> Ian said we have already dragged our feet on paying this . Any further delay <br /> is giving the contractor grounds against the town. <br /> Tom read the payment responsibilities from the contract: contractor has to <br /> be paid within 7 days of the work being certified by the architect or the <br /> contractor may, in 7 additional days with written notice stop the work. <br /> Janice said the work is severed anyway. We have 350 kids here and the rest <br /> of the school system being effected by this . Our kids are going without <br /> their facility, lets get our priorities straightened out. <br /> Steve believes the amount of retainage left after this is insufficient to <br /> complete the job. <br /> Joel said Stone ' s original payment request was $1 . 4 million and that was <br /> reduced to $812 , 000 based on the value of work completed. <br /> Janice does not want to face the citizens of Mashpee when we find out the <br /> amount withheld is insufficient to get the work done. <br /> Steve said the town is liable for the prevailing wage information. <br /> John Williams said he is concerned if Joel certified the work as done , <br /> Chartwell agrees, the contract says Stone should be paid, then if they pull <br /> people off the job, then who knows when we will get C & D. We are now so <br /> close to getting in. <br /> Janice said she wants Town Counsel to tell her, in front of the Selectmen, <br /> to sign this payment. <br /> Steve said how can we be assured that the payments certified have been made <br /> to the subs . If they have not been paid they have a direct line to us . We <br /> have been told they were paid and they were not . He can appreciate the <br /> architect' s responsibilities , they know the work is done but we don' t know <br /> who has been paid. <br /> There will be $1 . 7 million remaining but when he adds the figures up we do <br /> not have enough to finish the job. <br /> Jim said the subs know there is a problem between Stone and Mashpee and <br /> 3 <br />