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a. Operational. budget and financial data - Because of the unique nature of the East Broadway Development Projects, including B&H's ownership of the majority of the Whole Foods Project property and LCL's role as general contractor for the construction of the Whole Foods Project and the Parking Project, the City is obtaining needed parking spaces within the downtown area at a lower cost than it would be able to obtain the parking spaces otherwise. b. Value engineering - LCL has already been involved in studying the different aspects of the Parking Project, including determining the price and value of the Parking Facility. Granting the exemption for the direct selection of LCL as the general contractor allows the City to benefit from LCL's past experience in value engineering on the project and to avoid the inefficiency, including cost increases, associated with bringing in a new general contractor. c. Market conditions - The construction industry is beginning to enter into its busy season when the availability of labor will decrease and the cost of both labor and materials will increase. The exemption for the direct selection of LCL ensures the City will be able to use LCL as the general contractor for the Parking Facility, allows the City to avoid the time delays associated with the competitive selection process, and allows the City to avoid such increased costs. d. Technical complexity - The construction of the Parking Facility, i.e., a multi-story, 260 space concrete parking structure that includes two commercial spaces, is a technically complex project and requires the contractor to understand the proj ect and handle such technical complexities to construct the structure properly and within the required maximum cost and scheduling parameters. LCL has such familiarity and the requisite experience to complete the project on time and on budget, as further detailed below. e. Specialized expertise required - Because the construction of the Parking Facility is a technically complex project with a set completion date, the contractor must have sufficient specialized expertise in constructing such structures. LCL has successfully completed projects of similar size, complexity, type and cost and therefore has the specialized expertise necessary to act as the general contractor on the Parking Facility. f. Public safety - There are no public safety issues or findings associated with the exemptions for the Parking Project. g. Funding sources - To the extent possible, the City of Eugene Riverfront Urban Renewal Agency (the "Agency"), through an intergovernmental agreement between the City and the Agency, will pay for the majority of Resolution - 5