08/17/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 17, 1981 discussion with Board Attorney Terry Crone, Mr. Hill made a motion that the bids be awarded as recommended by Mr. Watt and further that Shamrock Ford be asked to respond in writing as to the Board's decision in light of Mr. Tinkham's previous comments that Shamrock Ford would not fill an order for only two chassis. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried. NOTE: See minutes of August 24th meeting regarding error in bid computation and Shamrock Ford's rejection of partial bid award of two tandem axle truck chassis. AWARD BID - TRUCKS (BUREAU OF TRAFFIC AND LIGHTING) Mr. Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Light- ing, submitted his recommendation for the award of the Gurley-Leep bid received on July 27 for the following vehicles: Three one-half Ton Pickup Trucks with eight -foot box $21,396.00 One one -ton Club and Chassis 8,987.00 It was noted that only one bid had been received in response to the invitation to bid on the above vehicles. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the bid of Gurley- Leep as indicated above was approved. AWARD BID AND APPROVE CONTRACT - MICHIGAN ST. STORM SEWER PROJECT A recommendation was received from David A. Wells, Manager of the Bureau of Design and Administration, to award the low bid of Rieth-Riley Construction Company in the amount of $19,311.00 on the Michigan Street Storm Sewer Project. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the bid was awarded as recommended. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the contract with Rieth-Riley for the above project was also approved, and the required Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond were filed. APPROVE AGREEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR 1982 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION #364 Ms. Carolyn Threatt, Personnel Director, submitted for Board execution supplemental agreements for the following city bureaus for 1982 with Teamsters Local No. 364: Bureau of Sanitation, Bureau of Traffic & Lighting, Bureau of Building and Maintenance, Bureau of Solid Waste, Bureau of Water, Bureau of Streets, Neighborhood Code Enforcement, Bureau of Vehicle Maintenance, Bureau of Wastewater and Bureau of Cemeteries. Ms. Threatt advised that the agreements were to be effective as of May 1, 1981, with the hourly rates set forth therein to be effective January 1, 1982. Mr. Kernan stated that the agreements reflect the agreement reached between the city administration and the Teamsters in early April. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the supplemental agreements for the above bureaus were approved. APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDERS - FIRST BANK CENTER PROJECT Mr. Leszczynski noted that Interstate Glass Company had submitted Change Order No. 1 to its contract on the First Bank Center Project in the amount of an increase of $17,900.00 to provide and install aluminum feature strip in curtainwall. Mr. Leszczynski advised that the change order had been reviewed by the Construction Manager and had been found to be in order. He stated that, with the approval of the change order addition, Interstate's contract on the project would now total $471,563.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski., seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above change order was approved. i 1 C