04/27/92 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 27, 1992 AWARD BID - GAS SPHERES RENOVATION - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Mr. Karl R. Kopec, Manager of Operations, Division of Environmental Services, advised that after review of the two (2) bids received on April 13, 1992, for the above referred to project, it is being recommended at this time that the Board award the bid of Hayes Boiler & Mechanical, Inc., 1515 West Leland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $149,949.00. Mr. Kopec noted that CBI Na-Con, Inc., 601 West 143rd Street, Plainfield, Illinois, was the apparent low bidder at $99,400.00. However, their bid excluded a provision in the bid specifications to pressure test the repaired spheres. Therefore, Mr. Kopec noted that Hayes Boiler is the sole responsive bidder and their bid is twenty-seven per cent (27%) less than the Engineer's Estimate for this scope of work. Board Attorney Mary H. Mueller advised members of the Board that the low bid was non -responsive as it contained conditions deleting testing requirements and severely limited liability. Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the bid be awarded as recommended. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion which carried. FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION - PETITION TO VACATE BUTTERNUT ROAD FROM VACATED DOUGLAS ROAD NORTH TO CLEVELAND ROAD FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 5320 FEET Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board is in receipt of a Vacation Petition as submitted for filing with the Common Council by the South Bend Redevelopment Authority and St. Joseph Airport Authority to vacate the following property: Butternut Road, from vacated Douglas Road north to Cleveland Road for a distance of approximately 5320 feet. It is noted that the Board is in receipt of favorable recommendations concerning this vacation from the Area Plan Commission, Fire Department, Police Department, Department of Economic Development and the Engineering Department. It is further noted that Northern Indiana Public Service Company has advised that they do not have any gas mains in Butternut Road, Indiana Michigan Power does have overhead pole lines running south from Cleveland Road for approximately one -quarter mile and Indiana Bell Telephone has a buried cable from Douglas Road to Cleveland Road which terminates at a jobsite trailer at Cleveland Road. Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the Board forward a favorable recommendation to the Common Council concerning this Vacation Petition. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. DENY PETITION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE - ESTHER/HILDRETH STREET Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, advised the Board that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting has conducted an investigation of the residential parking zone requested on Hildreth and Esther Street pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 20, Article 10 of the South Bend Municipal Code. It is noted that on March 30, 1992, Mr. Sue Bunch, 1609 Hildreth Street, South Bend, Indiana, submitted a Petition for the Establishment of a Restricted Residential Parking Zone at the extension of Esther between 1702 and 1622/Hildreth Street (1601-1617, 1602-1622). Mr. Littrell submitted with his Memorandum the results of an investigation which took place on April 7, 1992, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Based on the results of this