FEB -29 -2000 08 36 SD4J FACILITIES MANAGMENT 1 541 68? 3686 P.05/24 <br /> JOHN L. LUVAAS LUVAAS, COBB, RICHARDS & FRASER, ,S . C. DONALD E. JOHNSON <br /> - <br /> RALPH F. C0199 ATTORNEYS AT LAW GREGORY E. SKILLMAN <br /> JOE 8. RICHARDS 777 HIGH STREET, SUITE 300 JAMES W. KEMPER <br /> ROBERT H. FRASER t EUGENE OREGON 97401 - 2787 f DANNA C. BRABENDER <br /> J. DOMINIC MONAHAN P. REBECCA KAMITSUKA <br /> VARNER JAY JOHNS III DAVID A. JACOBS <br /> LOUIS L. KURTZ MAILING ADDRESS BEIJING WANG <br /> JOEL S. DEVORE P.O. BOX 10747 WENDY L LAING <br /> Inactive EUGENE, OREGON 97440 - 2747 ROBERT L_ SHAW 19341990 <br /> t Also Member of District (541) 484-9292 <br /> of Columbia Bar FACSIMI .E ) 343 - 1206 = Also Member of Washington Ear <br /> February 23, 2000 <br /> George Russell, Superintendent <br /> Eugene Public Schools <br /> Lane County School District 4J <br /> 200 North Monroe I <br /> Eugene, OR 97402 <br /> Attention: Bill Hirsh, Facilities Management <br /> • <br /> Re: Opinion Letter re 2/9/00 Notice of Protest <br /> by Eugene Sand & Gravel <br /> Package A - Synthetic Turf <br /> • <br /> Dear Mr. Russell and Mr. Hirsh: <br /> In furtherance of a mutual objective, Eugene School District 41 and the City of Eugene are <br /> working under an intergovernmental agreement to establish and build a group of Youth Sports Parks <br /> and Athletic Fields under several various contracting packages. Package A, the subject of this letter, <br /> is entitled "Synthetic Turf." The project manual, specifications, drawings, and requests for proposals <br /> were issued November 5, 1999. Proposals were to be submitted by December 3, 1999. <br /> The RFP contemplated that the Eugene School District would appoint a selection committee <br /> which would evaluate the proposals as follows: <br /> "9.8 PROPOSAL SELECTION PROCESS <br /> "Proposers responding to this Request for Proposal will be evaluated <br /> according to the selection criteria listed in the Proposal Form. The <br /> Selection Committee will be composed of representatives of the City <br /> of Eugene and Eugene School District 45. All proposers submitting <br /> proposals will be notified of the results of the selection process. The <br /> Selection Committee will forward a recommendation to the Eugene <br /> School District 4J School Board who will make the final award of <br /> this package." <br />