Alice | Mar 21, 2006 9:36:12 PM . . .August 13, 2003 the below Agenda Items came before City Council:
*953-1 Adopt findings to approve an alternative contracting process and create an exemption to the competitive bidding of ORS Chapter 279 for the Marquam Hill Aerial Tram Project General Construction and Tramway Equipment Procurement (Ordinance 177795)

*958 Authorize agreement with Portland Aerial Transportation, Inc. for design, project management and expert tram advisory services for the Marquam Hill Aerial Tram (Ordinance 177797).

Roland | Mar 21, 2006 10:23:36 AMThe issue is that the city said it would be the contractor for the project and that the original agreement did not have any provision for cost-overruns. OHSU and property owners would foot the bill (for a set $15, then $40m) while the city would actually build the project.

JK:
What kind of lawyer would draft a construction contract without a cost over-run clause? The lawyers I have dealt with always wanted to consider every conceivable event, why didn