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Representatives from the FAA, Oregon Department of Aviation, and AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) were present. Engineering New Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR'S) for public contracting are being written by the Oregon Attorney General's office, Department of Justice (DOJ). Since public contracting law, ORS 279, was ~ completely reorganized and significantly revised last year, the OAR's must be rewritten as well. Work began on the new OAR's in February and is scheduled to be completed by September. The new ORS 279 becomes operative on March 1, 2005, and DOJ must adopt new Model Rules by September 1, 2004, with j an effective date of March 1, 2005. This effort began early in order to provide ongoing information to other public contracting agencies as they develop their own rules or default to the Model Rules. Public agencies are required to adopt the Model Rules or write their own. Eugene has had its own rules, based on OAR, for many years. The City of Eugene will be rewriting its contracting rules as soon as the new OAR's are completed. Bids o ened for the reconstruction o Garden Wa on March 10• Wildish Construction is the low ~ p f Y bidder. City Council will consider forming the Local Improvement District on April 12, and Wildish wants to start road construction the week of April 12. In order to expedite the roadwork, EWEB began their utility work to install water and underground power lines in February, and plan to be completed by May. Having EWEB complete this utility work in advance will speed up the street construction work by approximately eight weeks. The street work will be substantially complete and the street will be open by early September, in time for the first Oregon football game. However, some work will continue until mid- ' October on sidewalk work south of Commons Drive, erecting the new street lights and signal poles, and landscape plantings. The new street will include two travel lanes, center turn pockets, landscaped medians, street trees, 5' sidewalk on the west side, 8' sidewalk on the east side, street lights, a new signal at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and a new alignment along the south 900' of street to remove the dangerous 90 degree curves. During construction, the paved asphalt path on the east side of Garden Way will be closed and removed along the length of the project. Where the new street alignment curves to the west at the south end of Garden Way, a short segment of the old street will remain and will revert to a local street. The existing bike path along this remaining segment of old Garden Way will also remain and will be connected to the new 8' wide sidewalk. Privately Engineered Public Improvement (PEPI) Projects Permitted through March 2004 Oliver Hammer Park (PEPI project #4167) Public improvements include wastewater service only (private street and storm facilities) to 7 lots. The public improvement permit was issued on March 1, 2004, and a bond was submitted for improvements valued at $24,740. The project is currently under construction. Rivendell, IstAdd. (PEPI project #4190) Public improvements include wastewater, storm, and new street construction serving 25 lots. The public improvement permit was issued on March 23, 2004, and a bond was submitted for improvements valued at $140,985. WhitbeckKnoll (PEPI project #4099) Public improvements include wastewater, storm, and street improvements for 4 new lots. The public improvement permit was issued on March 23, 2004, and a bond was submitted for improvements valued at $36,516. March 2004 PW Monthly Report 3