10/05/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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- - '78 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 5, 1981 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m., on Monday, October 5, 1981, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Also present was Deputy City Attorney James A. Masters. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the minutes of the September 29, 1981, regular meeting of the Board were approved as submitted. AGENDA ITEMS ADDED Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill. and - carried, the following items were added to the agenda: 1. A recommendation concerning the bid received from Lock Joint Tube Company.on the,sale of a::portion of Brownfield Park. 2. Change Order No. 3 for Brown and Brown Contractors on the First Bank Center Project. 3. A Release and Settlement Agreement pertaining to the structural column damage on the First Bank Center Project. APPROVE EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Timothy J. Brassell requested ermission to incur expenses in the approximate amount of p$10,800.00 to accomplish emergency brake system repairs to a 1968 American LaFrance Fire Pumper. It was indicated in the letter that the bid process would cause an unnecessary delay in having the apparatus repaired and, because of the nature of work to be done, it appeared American LaFrance (the original manufacturer) was the only firm qualified to perform the needed repairs. Assistant Chief Richard Switalski explained that the truck has been down for about three weeks. He stated that all the local brake companies were contacted, but could not perform the repairs. He advised that the Bendix branch in Ohio recommended American LaFrance accomplish the repair work because they had the conversion kits. Bendix had informed the Fire Department that it did not want to design the brake system for only one truck. Mr. Kernan stated that it appeared American LaFrance was the sole source for the brake repair work. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the request was approved. AWARD BID - STREET DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT In a letter to the Board, Mr. Sean Watt, Director of the Division of Transportation, recommended the low bid of ATNI Truck Equipment in the amount of $35,027.21 be awarded for the remounting and furnish- ing of various street department equipment including underbody plows, hitches and hydraulic systems. It was noted that bids for this equipment had been received by the Board at its meeting held on September 28, 1981. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the low bid was awarded as recommended. APPROVAL OF COUNTER-OFFER TO LOCK JOINT TUBE (SALE OF PORTION OF BROWNFIELD PARK) Mr. Hill stated that the Board had received the bid of Lock Joint Tube Company in the amount of $11,430.00 on September 28, 1981, for the purchase of a portion of Brownfield Park located at the north- west corner of Angela and Riverside Drive. He advised that the bid was substantially lower than the city's offering price of $18,250.00. He noted that the bid letter of Lock Joint Tube contained a number of objections concerning the appraisal, one of which dealt with the fact that.Mr. R. E. McCloskey, the appraiser, had an office in Niles,