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NEWS: Read part two ot John Barry's adventure into the world of East Colfax Avenue and life with vice. NEWS: He began the job with high hopes. He has left feeling frustraled and that "the students are getting the shaft." FEATURE: Avoidlng the inevitable Christmas shopping? Perhaps
some of the gift suggestions uncovered by Michael Gilmore and Randy Golkin
will be of
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SPORTS: Sometime sports re-
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Thlrd time a charm?
, Five-monUl step saga sfumbles on All St. CSjetan's wants for Christmas is a new set of steps and Santa Claus is expected -to come in the form of ,a subiBcontractor. -
After five months and two unsuccessful attempts, CWN Construction Co. has been given one more chance to finish building
.eoâ‚Źw steps
for St.
Cajetan's
church, However, CWN must sub-contract the actual construction work to another firm. CWN will remain as the general contractor, and therefore tretain responsibility for the finished steps. Agreement was reached at a Dec. 4 meeting of representatives from the Auraria Higher Educaltion Center (AHEC); CWN, the State Buildings Division, and the Colorado Minority Business Development Association. The meeting was held to discuss the questionable workmanshipbf i'CW\ s two previous attempts. Funds for the St. Cajetan's project were approved through the State Building Division. Colorado
Minority Business Development
Association was on hand because CWN is a minority contractor.
Sheldon Groton, head of
maintenance
for the Auraria
made at that time. CWN's first try at the St. Cajetan's steps, begun last July, was rejected by AHEC because of poor workmanship. CWN agreed to correct the situation at its own
Physical Plant met with CWN coowner Rudy Duran before Dec. expense, According to AHEC Executive 9. CWN submitted a list of possible cpntractors to AHEC at that Director Jerry Wartgow, a letter time. Groton said he and Duran was serrt Sept. 22 authorizing the would go over the list, but he was secpnd attempt. The firm did not if a decision would be the first demoli-
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tion of the rejected steps - until over a month later. For this second attempt, Dean
Bell, AHEC staff architect, was on hand to oversee the project. Bell's reports to AHEC indicated that the same kinds of problems which plagued the first attempt were oceuring again. Among problems noted by Bell were wrong location and shape of the forms which hold the concrete in place during pouring. New forms were ordered by Bell, but a .
wrong measurement
again
delayed the project. After the concrete was poured on Nov. 14, Bell noted a number
of
inconsistencies
with
the
'qlecifications. The situation was such tltat on Nov. l8 there was a verbal agree' ment between AHEC and CWN to "stop work for a couple of days. "The State Building Division and its inspectors looked at the job and recommended that the contract be terminated"" Wartgow said. On Nov. 20 a formal cease and desist letter.was sent to continued on page l0