11/03/87 Board of Public Works Minutes

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0 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 3. 1987 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall be submitted to the Common Council for its consideration and adoption of an appropriate Resolution. DATED this 3rd day of November, 1987. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/John E. Leszczynski, President s/Patricia E. DeClercq ATTEST: s/Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk AWARD BID AND APPROVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS - CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIRS 1987 PROJECT In a letter to the Board, Mr. Michael P. Meeks, Director, Division of Engineering, recommended that the Board accept the bids of LaPorte Construction Company, Inc., P.O. Box 577, LaPorte, Indiana, for both Packages A and B of the above referred to project in the amounts as follows: Package A - $47,447.50 Package B - $42,629.50 It was noted that bids for this project were opened by the Board on October 27, 1987. Mr. Leszczynski further advised that in accordance with the award of these bids, Contracts in said amounts were being submitted for Board approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the above bids were awarded, the Contracts approved and the appropriate insurance, Performance Bonds and Labor and Materials Payment Bonds were filed. FILING OF IRREVOCABLE STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT - SLD PARTNERSHIP SOUTHLAND DEVELOPMENT SECTION II Mr. Leszczynski advised that the SLD Partnership has submitted Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit Number S-8654 in the amount of $26,513.15 and Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. S-8655 in the amount of $37,929.00 issued by the St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 6, South Bend, Indiana. The Letters of Credit indicate that the Bank issues the letters for the account of SLD Partnership, 3021 Mishawaka, Indiana. Mr. Leszczynski further advised that these Letters of Credit cover completion of public improvements and the City can go against the Letters should the work not be completed. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above referred to Letters of Credit were accepted for filing. DENY PETITION FOR RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE - 800 BLOCK OF SOUTH 23RD STREET Mr. Leszczynski advised that in response to the Petition for a Restricted Residential Parking Zone in the 800 block of South 23rd Street submitted to the Board on July 28, 1987, the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting has conducted the appropriate study and recommend denial at this time as the results show that ordinance requirements have not been met to establish a restricted residential parking zone in that block. He advised that the study of the above location was conducted on October 16, 1987 from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The study showed an average occupancy of nineteen (19) cars out of forty (40) possible parking spaces for an average occupancy of forty-eight per cent (48%). The ordinance requirements indicate that there must be an average occupancy of seventy-five per cent (75%). Additionally, at this same time there was an average of nine (9) non-resident vehicles for an occupancy of twenty-three per cent (23%). The ordinance requires a twenty-five per cent (25%) non-resident occupancy.