04/26/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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appraisers in the past. Mr. Mullen suggested that the Board might want to set up a panel of appraisers and use them on a rotating basis. This procedure will .be,.investiga.ted for future appraisals. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board appointed Reginald Howard and Frederick Bohannon to appraise the city -.owned real estate at 1316 Liston Street and. 922 E. Calvert Street and appointed Jack Harris and Reginald Howard to appraise the city -owned real estate at 1224 W. Washington. REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN LOT The Board received a request from Pearl Bishop to use the city - owned lot at 1525 S. Catalpa Street for a garden. Mrs. Bishop signed the required form for use of a lot for a garden. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board approved the request. BONDS APPROVED Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, recommended the approval of the following bonds: Excavation Bond - Sollitt Construction Company to 4/2/77 Contractor's Bond - Sollitt Construction Company to 3/5/77 Contractor's Bond - Bradberry Brothers, Inc. to 3/25/77 Excavation Bond - Bradberry Brothers, Inc. to 3/25/77 Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the bonds were approved to the dates listed. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT "FILED` The Street Light Outage Report for the period of April 18 through 23 was received. The report indicated 30 outages. Upon motion , made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the report was ordered filed. CHANGE ORDERS APPROVED - CENTURY CENTER Patrick M.' McMahon, Manager of the Bureau of Public -Construction, submitted to the Board change orders for Century Center and recommended that they be approved as follows: Contract 005, Change Order No. 2 - a decrease of $549400 for furnishing one ladder, deleting two ladders and a revision in expansion joint. Contract 039, Change Order No. 3 - a decrease of $2,334.00 for changes in the heating, ventilating and air conditioning contract. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the change orders were approved. TITLE SHEET APPROVED - CONTRACT 1, 1976 CURB AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS - BID ADVERTISING APPROVED The title sheet approving the plans for Contract 1 of the 1975 curb and sidewalk improvements was submitted to the Board The project includes: Campeau Street curb and sidewalk from Eddy to Walsh Street; Sample Street curb and sidewalk from Chapin to Lafayette; Edison Road curb improvements from 200' E. of Rockne Drive and Edison Road; York Road curb improvements between Ireland and Orkney Court; Miami curb and sidewalk from Eckman Street to Altgeld Street; and Fairview curb improvement, from Push Street to Erskine. Mr. Farrand noted that this project will be constructed with Community Development funds. Mr. Farrand made a motion that the title sheet approving the plans be signed and that the Board advertise for bids for the project. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mullen and was carried.