04/02/84 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 2,. 1984 Landmark Business Park Section One. It was noted that James P. Conboy, Jr. and David L. Matthews, partners in North Central Indiana Development Partnership, owners of the Landmark Business Park Section One, petitioned the Board for the construction of sanitary sewers, street and street improvements in Landmark Business Park, Section One and the Board received bids and awarded contracts for construction of same. Further, the cost of said public improvements which is generally borne by the developer is to be defrayed in the amount of 1100,000.00 by Project Future Industrial Development Grant funds. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above Agreement was approved and executed. APPROVE CONTRACT FOR ,FIRE ALARM ASSISTANCE - UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Mr. Leszczynski presented to the Board the annual contract between the City and the University of Notre Dame for coordination of fire dispatching procedures. The University of Notre Dame has installed within the South Bend Centralized Communication Center a digital readout device which coordinates with Notre Dame and provides a numerical display of alarms generated at the University and identifies the location of the fire alarm. The contract provides that the University shall pay to the City the sum of One Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.00) per month as a service fee for the period April 2, 1984 to April 2, 1985. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above contract was approved and executed. AWARD BID AND APPROVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - EAST BANK DEVELOPMENT PHASE I PROJECT In a letter to the Board, Mr. Neil A. Shanahan, Manager, Bureau of Public Construction, recommended the Board accept the bid of Arco Construction Corporation, 705 South Beiger Street, Mishawaka, Indiana in the amount of $119,810.00. Mr. Leszczynski further advised that in accordance with the award of this bid, a contract in said amount was being submitted for Board approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski,. seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above bid was awarded and the contract approved. Accordingly, the appropriate insurance, Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond submitted by Arco Construction were filed. APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 5 - SIGNALIZATION OF SEVEN INTERSECTIONS (INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS) Mr. Leszczynski advised that Change Order No. 5 in an increased contract amount of $9,719.50 was being presented by the Contractor, Trans Tech Electric, Inc. on the above referred to project. Change Order No. 5 indicated that the increased cost is for several additional items. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above Change Order No. 5 was approved. APPROVE TERMINATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - REPAIR AND REMODELING HOUSE/POLICE SUBSTATION AT 420 NORTH FRANCES In a letter to the Board, Mr. Neil Shanahan, Manager, Bureau of Public Construction and Mr. Richard VanOverberghe, VanOverberghe Builders, Inc., indicated that it has been determined that the actual cost to repair and remodel the Police Substation at 420 North Frances Street will greatly exceed the contract amount. For this reason, both VanOverberghe Builders, Inc. and the City of South Bend Engineering Department are requesting.that the Board of Public Works terminate the contract for this project. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the contract entered into with VanOverberghe Builders, Inc. on November 21, 1983 for the above referred to project was terminated.