05/17/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 17, 1976 York Road $ 3,484.00 Miami Street 29,119.75 Fairview Street 4,859.00 Total $114,247.05 McIntyre & Jones, Inc. Bid was signed by Kenneth McIntyre 2526 W. Sixth Street non -collusion affidavit was in Mishawaka, Indiana order and a.5% bid bond was submitted. Bid - Campeau Street $13,560.00 Sample Street 65,834.50 Edison Road 43,329.60 York Road 5,001.20 Miami Street 37,280.50 Fairview 7,686.50(, Total $133,692.30 Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the bids were referred to the Bureau of Public Construction for review and recommendation. POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT OF - PUBLIC WORKS e,. The Board received a letter from Chief Michael Borkowski, Bureau of Police, that the following vehicles have been removed from the - Police inventory and are transferred to the Department of Public C.� Works for reassignment: Mechanics 633, 638, 678 and 685. Upon �= motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the letter was ordered filed and the interdepartmental transfer of vehicles was noted. HOMELAND SE14ER BID ACCEPTED A recommendation was received from the City Engineer and the Bureau of Design and Administration that the low bid of H. DeWulf Mechanical Contractor, Inc, be accepted for the Homeland Sanitary Sewer Project. The low bid is in the amount of $39,321.00 and is higher than the engineer's estimate. There was a discussion regarding the amount of the bid and Mr. Wells pointed out that the low bidder was three thousand dollars under the next low bidder and that if the project were re -bid, the bids might all come in at a higher figure. Mr. Farrand noted that this is a Barrett Law project and the property owners will be responsible for paying fifty per cent of the preliminary estimate filed with the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board accepted the low bid of H. DeWulf Mechanical Contractor, Inc. of $39,321.00 for the construction of the Homeland Sanitary Sewers. RESOLUTION NO. 15 ADOPTED Requests to purchase certain city -owned lots were received by the Board and have been reviewed by City Departments to determine if the properties should be retained by the City for any reason. Recommendations have been received from the Division of Engineering and the Department of Redevelopment that there is no need for the City to retain the properties. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 15, 1976 WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend has compiled a current detailed inventory of all real property owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana, pursuant to Section 30 A-1 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend; and