Lea, I can’t tell the difference from the bridge rail and the parks rail from these photos. I think my thought was that people build bridges over water and then they build rails so you can’t see the water. I know from a traffic standpoint you are focused on the safety of the driver, pedestrians and bridge protection, but can that be achieved with a more aesthetic rail? My design preference is generally skewed toward more simplistic lines, so a lot of times these things can be done with less expense. With that said, I would like to understand what we are proposing, but I certainly don’t want to spend 500K to achieve that throughout the park. I vaguely remember us talking about looking to see if one rail would fit the whole park, but ya’ll use your best judgment. I would like to know what you decide, but proceed ahead! Ron From: Clay Barnett Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:32 AM To: Lea Dunn Cc: Nancy Cline; Carmen Moran; Ron Whitehead; Tom Forrest Subject: Vitruvian Handrail Lea, During the design meetings with Halff for the bridge, Halff presented the handrail that is being used in the park on the bridge. At that time, Ron expressed concerns about how closed the railing was and wanted something more open. However, no provision was given for using this same handrail in the park. I have attached three pictures that illustrate the differences: 1. Pictures 1 & 2 shows the handrail that was selected for the bridge. 2. Picture 3 shows the handrail that was selected for the bridge and the handrail that will be used in the park along the staircase. The park rail is currently specified to be used on the grotto fountain, tree preservation area and belvedere. I have asked for a price from North Texas Contracting and they have guesstimated that it will cost an additional $500k for the upgrade to the handrail. The price difference is difficult to verify, because Icon bid the railing lump sum as a part of the other structures. Please let me know if I need to obtain further pricing from North Texas Contracting or if the railing specified for the park is sufficient. Thanks, Clay Barnett, P.E. Town Engineer Town of Addison 16801 Westgrove Drive Addison, TX 75001-2818 Office: (972) 450-2857