09/26/88 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 26. 1988 APPROVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - EISENHOWER, CORBY TO CROSBY, IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Mr. Leszczynski advised that in accordance with the bid awarded on September 6, 1988, to Walsh & Kelly, Inc., 24358 State Road 23, South Bend, Indiana, in the amount of $53,397.00 for the above referred to project, a Contract in said amount was being submitted for Board approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the Contract was approved and the appropriate Insurance, Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond as submitted were filed. Mayor Joseph E. Kernan advised that this project addresses concerns raised quite some time ago and is a project which Councilman Ann Puzzello has also been working on. It was noted that this project entails some widening and curb repair work and will be completed yet this Fall. APPROVE DISTRICT ENGINEER'S REPORT OF INSPECTION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ACCEPTANCE - IMPROVEMENTS ON LOGAN STREET FROM GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD TO MC KINLEY Mr. Leszczynski advised that Mr. Michael P. Meeks, Director, Division of Engineering, has submitted to the Board the Department's recommendation for acceptance to Indiana Department of Highways for improvements on Logan Street from the Grand Trunk Railroad to McKinley. The recommendation advises that improve- ments have been completed on this project. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the report approved. APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 - 1235-1237 W. WASHINGTON STREET DEMOLITION PROJECT Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, advised that Verkler Contracting, P.O. Box 3608, South Bend, Indiana, has submitted Change Order No. 1 for the above referred to project indicating an increased cost of $2,777.00 for a new Contract amount, including this Change Order, in the amount of $56,814.00. Mrs. DeClercq stated that this Change Order is the result of the demolition work at the above referred to location and the fact that the engineer and the contractor have discovered, in preparing the building at 1235 W. Washington for demolition, that there is no foundation wall extending below grade under the center bearing wall which is to be preserved and also that some shoring up of roof rafters at 1233 W. Washington will be required. Mrs. DeClercq noted that the Change Order submitted to the Board today indicates an increased cost of $3,527.00 for underpinning a center bearing wall at 1235 W. Washington and a decrease of $750.00 for the deletion of 2'x6' rafter support system at 1235 W. Washington. Therefore, the new contract amount including these changes is $56,814.00. Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, Change Order No. 1, as submitted, was approved. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 27-1988 - RECOGNIZING BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY OVER THE OPERATION OF THE CITY SEWAGE WORKS Mayor Joseph E. Kernan was present and congratulated the Board of Public Works and the Legal Department for their efforts in streamlining local government by taking the action indicated in Resolution No. 27-1988. In that members of the Wastewater Board are also members of the Board of Public Works, the elimination of the Wastewater Board will not sacrifice any legal authority but will in fact save valuable time of members of the Board and streamline record keeping. Also it will make clear jurisdiction of the Board of Public Works over sewage works operations. Mayor Kernan therefore asked that the Board give Resolution No. 27-1988 their favorable consideration.