08/23/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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391 11 1 REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 23, 1982 appraisal of the two parcels, totaling $88,506.00. Mr. Leszczynski advised that, since the purchase offer had just been received by the Board late in the afternoon on Friday, August 20, 1982, the matter should be referred to the Legal Department for review prior to Board action. Mr. Olson stated that there was a sense of urgency on the matter because the offer was subject to rezoning of the property to commercial and the vacation of two alleys adjacent to the property. Mr. Hill felt a one week's delay on the matter would not cause problems. He stated that it was important that the Legal Department have an opportunity to review the offer prior to Board action. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the matter was referred to the Legal Department for review. APPROVE CONTRACT - ARDMORE TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (WALSH & KELLY, INC.) In accordance with the bid awarded by the Board on August 16, 1982, to Walsh and Kelly, Inc., in the amount of $260,347.95 for the Ardmore Trail Street Improvement Project, a contract for the above work was submitted for Board approval. It was noted that the project consisted of pavement, storm sewer and traffic signal improvements with an anticipated completion date of October 30, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried,,tre contract was approved and the Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond were filed. APPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AND ADDENDUM A contract between the Community Development Department and the Department of Public Parks was submitted for Board approval. The contract provided for the allocation of $56,-000.00 in community development funds for rehabilitation of Newman Center. Addendum No. 1 to a previously -approved contract with .the Youth Service Bureau amended that contract to provide a time extension to March 31, 1983. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the contract and addendum were approved. REJECT BIDS.FOR SALT STORAGE FACILITY AND APPROVE RE -ADVERTISING In a letter to the Board, Sean Watt, Director of the Division of Transportation, requested permission to re -advertise for bids for construction of a Salt Storage Facility. The Board was informed that, due to an ambiguity in the original bid specifica- tions in the Foundation and Ringwall Section, and the omission of storage data calculations and unit prices for additional work, an award could not be made of the two bids received by the Board on August 9, 1982. It was noted that the specifica- tions would be revised to clarify the aforementioned points. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the bids of Verkler Construction and Horrall Harrington, received on August 9, 1982, were rejected and permission was given to re -advertise and re -bid the project. APPROVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT - SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY (621 COLUMBIA) Mr. Leszczynski noted that the Purchase Agreement for the sale of city -owned property at 621 Columbia to Anna Ewing, 619 Columbia, had been prepared and executed by Mrs. Ewing and was now being submitted to the Board for approval. He advised that the bid of Mrs. Ewing in the amount of $250.00 which was the city's offering price, had been accepted by the Board on August 2, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Purchase Agreement was approved and the matter referred to the Legal Department for drafting of the appropriate Quitclaim Deed for conveyance of the property.