12/13/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

Home Browse Search

6 S REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 1982 APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS 1 AND 2 - ETHANOL PLANT SITE DEMUCKING (WOODRUFF & SONS, INC.) Mr. Leszczynski advised that Woodruff & Sons, Inc. had submitted Change Order No. 1 in the amount of an increase of $235,419.00 and Change Order No. 2 in the amount of an increase of $11,917.50 on the Ethanol Plant Site Demucking Project. He stated that Change Order No. 1 was necessitated because it had been recently determined that a haul road into the site, which would eventually coincide with proposed Maple Road, was needed to prevent Calvert Street from being used excessively and torn up by the trucks going to the site and further for the convenience of the residents on Calvert Street. He advised that included in the contract would be the street excavation and its construction of the unimproved haul road. Change Order No. 2 was needed because originally the area where the storage building was to be located was to be kept below grade and the fill stockpiled, and it had been determined that the area be brought up to level grade. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above Change Orders 1 and 2 were approved, increasing the contract amount to $1,258,454.40. FILING OF ASSIGNMENT OF TRANSFER OF FRANCHISE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING - INDIANA CABLEVISION CORPORATION Mr. Thomas J. Brunner, Jr., Attorney at Law, practicing at 1100 LaSalle West Building, presented to the Board signed counterpart signature pages for an Assignment of all liabilities and obliga- tions of Indiana Cablevision to Heritage Communications, Inc., the proposed purchaser of Indiana Cablevision. He advised that he represented Indiana Cablevision which company was requesting that its franchise be transferred to Heritage Communications, Inc. Also submitted for Board perusal was a recent annual report for Heritage Communications. PZr. Hill advised that the Board would accept the Assignment for filing purposes and set a public hearing on the matter of the franchise transfer so that a determination could be made by the Board as to the potential purchaser's ability to fulfill the franchise obligations. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Assignment was filed and the matter set for public hearing on December 20, 1982. APPROVE AGREEMENT - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS (TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION) Mr. Leszczynski submitted an Agreement for Board execution with the Indiana Department of Highways for the signalization of the following seven intersections at a total cost of $285,000.00: Taylor and Western Washington and Williams Lafayette and Western Colfax and Williams Wayne and Lafayette . LaSalle and Williams Jefferson and Williams He advised that the total cost of the above signalization would be borne by the federal government. Mr. Leszczynski also submitted a letter which needed Board approval directed to the Indiana Department of Highways confirming his services as City Engineer on the project and that of Neil Shanahan, Assistant Project Supervisor, and Tom Abberger, Inspector. The letter also certified that all right-of-way needed for the above project has been procurred in accordance with applicable law and all encroachments are removed or will be prior to completion of construction. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the above Agreement was approved. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the certification letter was also approved. L_ - 1