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79 <br />REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 16, 1982 <br />bid requirements were met by Ziolkowski. He stated that if a <br />collusion matter is involved in the bid with the School Corpora- <br />tion, it is another matter and not one directly dealing with <br />discrimination or minority hiring practices. He stated that <br />the Board was restricted on what it could do concerning that <br />matter since the bid was submitted to and ultimately awarded <br />by the School Corporation. He again stated that the Board <br />must determine that all conditions of the bid are met, and <br />the Board was satisfied that.was done. He felt the School <br />Board should examine whether its bid process is appropriate <br />since the Board would have no authority to do so. He emphasized <br />that the Board was concerned about discriminatory practices but <br />could not involve itself with a bid submitted to another public <br />entity. Mrs. Pfotenhauer stated that the Board must follow <br />the public construction statutes which require the Board to <br />award the bid to the lowest, responsible bidder. In reviewing <br />the bids, it had been determined that the contractor had signed <br />all the affidavits pertaining to equal employment opportunity <br />matters and the documents were in order. She again stated that <br />the Board must award the contract in view of the contractor's <br />�. compliance with all requirements. She stated that the Board <br />could not award the contract to another bidder because of <br />allegations concerning an incident involving the School Corpora- <br />tion. She repeated that, if there was a violation of any bidder <br />[ requirements discovered at a future.point, the contract would be <br />cancelled. Mrs. Pfotenhauer advised Mr. Howell that the Board <br />would be acting illegally if the award was made to another <br />contractor because of the allegations of Mr. Howell concerning <br />an entirely different bid and public entity. Mr. Howell stated <br />that he was merely asking the Board to delay the bid award at <br />this time until a full investigation was conducted concerning <br />Ziolkowski's minority hiring procedures and the School Corporation <br />bid. Mr. Hill explained to Mr. Howell that the Board had no <br />authority or jurisdiction over the School Corporation even <br />though it was funded by property tax dollars, and, if there <br />was a problem with alleged collusion, it would have to be <br />dealt with by the School Corporation. Mr. Howell stated that <br />he felt the minority contractors.are not awarded any contracts <br />for public construction. He stated that they only want their <br />fair share and an equal chance to submit their bids for con- <br />sideration. Mr. Hill advised that the Board encourages <br />minority contractors to submit bids and also encourages major <br />contractors to deal with minority contractors as sub -contractors <br />on projects which they are awarded. He stated that minority <br />contractors are notified of all public construction projects <br />and all federal and state regulations concerning minority hiring <br />practices are complied with. He added that the city stands <br />ready to do whatever it can to help in the area of minority <br />representation, but must also abide by state law concerning <br />awards of contracts for public construction. Mrs. Pfotenhauer <br />advised Mr. Howell that the bid process was a competitive <br />process and the best bids are awarded in all instances. If <br />the contractor has met all necessary requirements and qualifica- <br />tions, the Board is mandated according to state law to make an <br />award if the contractor's bid is determined to be the lowest, <br />responsive bid. Mr. John Harris, Councilman -at -Large, asked <br />if the Board would simply delay making an award on the project <br />until a review of Mr. Howell's complaint was made. Mr. Hill <br />advised that it was in the city's best interests to make the <br />award as soon as possible, and unless there was a definite <br />and proven reason to hold up the award, he would not advise <br />the Board to do so. He informed Mr. Howell that the contractor <br />has met all qualifications concerning minority hiring and <br />equal employment opportunity matters and had been certified <br />as an eligible contractor according to HUD's guidelines. He <br />stated that the Board would be willing to meet with Ziolkowski <br />Construction regarding the allegations and advise the contractor <br />of the concerns raised by Mr. Howell. He stated that the Board <br />would monitor the contractor's employment practices during the <br />