11/10/75 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR 14EETING NOVEMBER 10, 1975 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 1975 by Chairman Rollin E. Farrand with all members present. Mayor Jerry J. Miller was in attendance. Deputy City Attorney Kathleen Cekanski was also present. Minutes of the previous meeting.were reviewed and approved. PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE - INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERS Gil Satterlee, President of the Indiana Association of Traffic Engineers, presented a plaque in recognition of the outstanding achievements of Clem Hazinski, Traffic Engineer for the City of South Bend for many years. Mr. Hazinski retired on August 1, 1975 and died August 23, 1975. Mayor Jerry J. Miller accepted the plaque on behalf of Mr. Hazinski and commended his dedication to the job and to the City of South Bend. Mayor Miller said Clem was always willing to walk the extra mile in the performance of his duties for the City and he said South Bend was very fortunate to have had Clem as an employee. Mayor Miller then presented the plaque to Mrs. Isabelle Hazinski, widow of Mr. Hazinski, and to his daughter Mrs. Kathy Hintz. OPENING OF BIDS - FIRE DEPARTIENT PUMPERS Councilman Walter Kopczynski was present and submitted the following letter to the Board: "Gentlemen: On the basis of the recommendations I received from fire truck manufacturers, I recommend that the Board does not purchase the fire trucks using a Detroit V6-53N engine to drive a 1250 GPM pump. The horsepower of the engine is inadequate for continuous use and will only result in short engine life and premature failure. The city cannot afford to buy marginal fire trucks that were intended for light -duty township use, and not for larger municipalities. After reviewing the Board's bid specifications, one can only conclude that these specifications would limit the bidder to a very select group; thereby not having free and open competitive bids. This is very evident by the delivery date specified which is totally unreasonable due to the fact that delivery for fire trucks is usually a two-year period. Therefore, the Board should have considered purchase of trucks when the Council recommended it some two years ago. Thank you for your consideration of this recommendation: Sincerely yours, s/ Walter T. Kopczynski Attached to Mr. Kopczynski's letter were copies of Mailgrams from American Fire Pump Company and Boardman Company stating that these companies would not recommend a 1250 GPM pump on a Detroit 6V53N engine. This being the date set for Fire Department, bids were of publication of notice in News which were found to be read: Car -Mar, Inc. Berwick, Pennsylvania receiving bids for three pumpers for the opened and read. The Clerk tendered proofs the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County sufficient. The following bids were Bid - one unit @ $69,100.00 one unit @ $67,500.00 Bid was signed by David H. Bower, non - collusion affidavit was in order and a 10% bid bond accompanied the bid.