09/20/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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N REGULAR MEETING Rieth-Riley Construction Co. P. 0. Box 1775 South Bend, Indiana 46634 SEPTEMBER 20, 1982 Bid was signed by Richard D. Ruhlman, non -collusion affidavit was in order, and a 5% bid bond was submitted. $369,919.00 Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the above bids were referred to the Engineering Department for review and recommendation. Following a review of the bids, Mr. Leszczynski stated that all figures and totals were correct and he recommended the Board award the low bid of Walsh & Kelly Construction in the amount of $365,358.80. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the bid was awarded. APPROVE TAXI DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICATION (PAUL B. TAYLOR) Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Board of Public Works, at its �. meeting held on September 13, 1982, had approved the recommenda- tion of the City Controller to deny the issuance of a taxi driver's license for Paul B. Taylor., 1307 Woodfield, South Bend, because false information had been provided on the application. At the s September 13th meeting, the Board had requested copies of Mr. Taylor's arrest records in view of his request to the Board to appeal the denial decision. Mr. Taylor was present at the meeting this date. Mr. Hill.advised him that one of the concerns of the Board was that Mr. Taylor had not listed any convictions on his original application. Mr. Taylor stated that he had not understood completely what was being asked on the application. Mr. Hill stated that, in addition to not listing any convictions, Mr. Taylor had indicated that he had never been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor which was also not the case. Mr. Hill referred to the disorderly conduct charge in October, 1981, when Mr. Taylor had been fined $10.00 and ordered to pay court costs of $29.00. Mr. Taylor advised that the incident involved an assault on his sister whereupon he had gone to her aid. Mr. Hill referred to the criminal conversion charge in 1979, and Mr. Taylor explained that he had not been employed at that time, his family was hungry and he had stolen food. Mr. Hill noted that restitution had been made concerning that offense. He also pointed out to Mr. Taylor that there was a degree of public trust involved as an operator of a taxicab. He stated that the Board must be assured that all the cab drivers are responsible enough to do the job. He asked Mr. Taylor who he would be working for, and Mr. Taylor stated that he would be driving for Yellow Cab Company. Mr. Leszczynski asked if Mr. Taylor had driven for Yellow Cab previously, and Mr. Taylor stated that he had driven for Yellow Cab for the past two years. Mr. Hill stated that, in June of 1982, Mr. Taylor had been arrested for disorderly conduct. Mr. Taylor stated that the charge was a result of an argument with his wife, and he had asked the police officer to take him to jail. Mr. Hill advised Mr. Taylor that he wanted to give him an opportunity to receive his license but that it was his position that any subsequent convictions or problems with the police could result in the Board suspending his license. Ile cautioned Mr. Taylor concerning his actions and reminded him that he must always be truthful and complete in filling out any application to avoid problems such as this. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded . by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the license application for Paul B. Taylor was approved and the matter referred to the Deputy. Controller's Office for issuance of the appropriate license. Mr. Kernan abstained from voting on the matter. AWARD BID - CONSTRUCTION OF SALT STORAGE FACILITY Mr. Sean Watt, Director, Division of Transportation, recommended the Board accept the salt storage structure base bid of Horral Harrington, 613 Herlin Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the sum of $121,000.00 as the low bid meeting specifications. It was noted that bids for the construction of this facility were opened by the Board on September 13, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above bid as recommended was awarded.