11/23/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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13'7 REGULAR MEETING, PIGEON CONTP.OL PROPOSAL DELAYED NOVEMBER 23, 1981 Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Board had received two proposals for pigeon control on River Bend Plaza, Pier Park and the Western Avenue Viaduct. He stated that the proposal of Indiana Terminix included an alternate method of pigeon control which the Board needed additional time to consider. He stated that the Board may also decide it wants to break down the proposals and eliminate some of the service. Mr. Kernan stated that it might be more feasible to use a five-year program of control, and the Board wanted to look at all alternatives. APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 -,FIRST BANK CENTER PROJECT (BROWN AND BROWN CONTRACTORS) Change Order No. 4, in the amount of an increase of $1,859.00 for the relocation of the mast arm on Colfax Street as required by the State Highway Commission for Brown and Brown's sitework construction on the First Bank Center Project was submitted for Board approval. It was noted that the change order had been found to be in order by the architect, construction manager and Mr. Patrick McMahon. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the change order was approved. It was noted that the new contract amount was $302,143.00. APPROVE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION - FIRST BANK CENTER PROJECT (ST. JOSEPH VALLEY STRUCTURAL STEEL) Mr. Leszczynski noted that a Certificate of Substantial Completion which had been approved by the architect and construction manager for St. Joseph Valley Structural Steel for its portion of site - work metal fabrications on the First Bank Center Project was submitted for Board acceptance. He advised that a Waiver of Lien was also submitted. He stated that the total contract amount was $56,360.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the Certificate of Sub- stantial Completion was approved and the Waiver of Lien filed. APPROVE REQUESTS TO ADVERTISE TO RECEIVE BIDS Mr. Leszczynski stated that permission was being requested to advertise for bids on repair of the Island Park east retaining wall. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the request was approved and the title sheet signed. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request to advertise to receive bids for a 1982 Pick -Up Truck for the Street Department was also approved. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, a request of Katherine Barnard, Director of the Neigh- borhood Code Enforcement Office, for permission to advertise for bids for the towing and storage of abandoned vehicles was approved. A request to advertise to receive bids for janitorial services and pest and rodent control at the Police Department and three police substations was also received. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved. APPROVE CONTRACTS AND ADDENDUMS (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The following contracts and addendums with the Community Develop- ment Department were submitted for Board approval: Neighborhood Code Enforcement - Code enforcement/legal support and demolition of substandard structures ($122,200.00)