10/26/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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105 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 26, 1981 APPROVE CHANGE ORDER - OLD CLEVELAND ROAD SANITARY SEWER PROJECT (DYE PLUMBING & HEATING) Mr. Leszczynski advised that.Change Order No. 1 (final) had been submitted by Dye Plumbing and Heating for an increase of $5,924.00 to its contract on the Old Cleveland Sanitary Sewer Project. He stated that the change order was necessitated because additional excavation and an increase in lift station and wet well depth was.required. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the change order was approved. APPROVE CHANGE ORDER AND PROJECT COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT - SIGNALIZATION OF FOUR INTERSECTIONS (MORSE ELECTRIC) A Change Order No. 2 (final) was submitted on behalf of Morse Electric in the amount of an increase of $15,386.75 for additional bituminous base and installation of time base coordinators on the Signalization of Intersections Project involving Summit and Western, Donmoyer and Michigan, Angela and Riverside and Angela and Northshore. Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Project Completion Affidavit reflecting a total cost of $208,074.03 was also being submitted for approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above change order and Project Completion Affidavit were approved, subject to the filing of the appropriate three- year Maintenance Bond for the project. RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMMON COUNCIL FOR STREET AND ALLEY VACATIONS Mr. Leszczynski advised that, since September ,l, 1981, when the Home Town Rule enacted by the state legislature became effective, the Common Council has had jurisdiction over street and alley vacations. Under the new procedure for handling such vacations as adopted by the Common Council, the petitions for vacation will be filed in the City Clerk's Office and referred to the Board of Public Works for a recommendation prior to the Council setting the matter for public hearing. In order for the Board of Works to submit a recommendation back to the Council, the petitions will also be referred to the Engineering Department, Area Plan Commission and Community Development Department for comment. Mr. Leszczynski noted that the following petitions had been referred to the appropriate bodies and a recommendation was now necessary from the Board to forward to the Council: 1. Petition to vacate the east -west alley between 809 and 815 South Walnut Street, running from Walnut to Harris 2. Petition to vacate the first north -south alley west of Olive Street from Dubail south 320 .feet Mr. Leszczynski stated that favorable comments had been received from the Engineering Department, Area Plan Commission and Community Development Department for vacation of the east -west alley between 809 and 815 South Walnut Street, subject to any and all utility easements. He further stated that, after a review of the petition.to vacate the first north -south alley west of Olive Street from Dubail south 320 feet, the Engineering Department and Area Plan Commission had submitted unfavorable comments because the vacation of only a portion of the alley would create a dead-end alley. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Clerk was instructed to forward to the Common Council a favorable recommendation for the vacation of the east -west alley between 809 and 815 South Walnut Street, and an unfavorable recommendation for the vacation of the first north -south alley west of Olive Street from Dubail south 320 feet.