10/12/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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94 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1981 APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 - RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION (MICHIGAN STREET STORM SEWER PROJECT) Mr. Leszczynski stated that Rieth-Riley Construction Company had submitted Change Order No. 2 to its contract for construction of the Michigan Street Storm Sewer Project from Washington to Colfax Street, in the amount of an addition of $4,236.55. He stated that the increase in the contract was necessitated because of old I & M ducts and old trolley -car track concrete base which needed to be removed. In addition, several feet of damaged curbing on the west sideofMichigan Street had to be replaced. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the above change order was approved. FILING OF PARK BOARD RESOLUTION RE: SALE OF BROWNFIELD PARK Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Park Board had, at its meeting held on September 29, 1981, adopted a resolution declaring a portion of Brownfield Park located at the northwest corner of Angela and Riverside to be excess property and had consented to the transfer of the use of said property back to the Board of Public Works as it had been prior to April 23, 1924. It was noted that Lock Joint Tube Company, the company interested in purchasing the property from the city, had not yet responded to the city's counter-offer which was made on October 5, 1981, when the bid of Lock Joint Tube Company for purchase of the property had been rejected. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the resolution of the Park Board was filed. FILING OF BARRETT LAW PETITION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEVERS ON WABASH STREET A petition was submitted by Albert and Eleanor Tengelitsch, 1132 E. Bowman, owners of Lots 183-191 in Homeland Addition, requesting the construction of a sanitary sewer on Wabash Street from Ewing to Calvert. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the petition was referred to the Bureau of Administration and Design for preparation of pre- liminary documents. FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL NO. 2989 (ALLEY PAVING PROJECT, HARTER HEIGHTS 2ND ADDITION) Mr. Leszczynski submitted the final assessment roll for the Barrett Law Project involving the concrete construction of an alley in Harter Heights 2nd Addition, bounded by Angela, Pokagon, St. Joseph and Foster Streets. He noted that the final cost of the project was $7,964.82 of which the city would pay $832.64. He stated that the final assessment roll showed a reduction of $1,605.07 from the preliminary assessment roll filed on June 29, 1981. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the assessment roll was filed and set for public hearing on October 26, 1981. APPROVE TITLE SHEET (POLICE SUBSTATION PARKING LOT PROJECT) Mr. Leszczynski stated that approval was needed on the title sheet for the parking lot construction at the police substations located at 420 North Francis Street and at the rear of Fire Station No. 4 located at 220 North Olive Street. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the title sheet was signed and approved.