06/14/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 14. 1976. because of the relatively small area involved. Mr. Farrand, indicated that the,cost to replace,an existing brick street is estimated between $20 and $30 per square yard while a new concrete pavement can be expected to cost between $7 and $10 per yard. He noted also the difficulty of finding construction workers skilled in laying bricks. Mr. Farrand explained to the Board that his letter was prompted by the interest of some Councilmen and other .citizens in preserving the brick street areas. Upon -motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the letter was ordered filed. CONTRACT APPROVED - MODEL CITIES SEWER SEPARATION PROJECT David A. Wells, Manager, Bureau of Design and Administration, reported to the Board that the contract documents for the Model Cities Sewer Separation Project have been signed by Loitz Brothers Construction Company, the Performance Bond and Payment Bond have been provided and the documents are now ready for Board approval. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the contract with Loitz Brothers Construction Co. for the Model Cities Sewer Separation Project at a total cost of $2,432,186.88 and filed the Performance Bond and Payment Bond. ACCEPTANCE OF VEHICLE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Michael Borkowski submitted to the Board a letter from James Meehan offering to donate to the Police Department a 1965 Oldsmobile, Serial Number 335275M354279, for use by the Department by their investigative detail. Title to the vehicle was provided and Mr. Meehan stipulated that use of the vehicle be -restricted to the Police Department and, if at any time, they determine they no longer need it, title would revert to him. Mr. Mullen raised the question of the maintenance costs which might be incurred by the City in the acceptance of this vehicle. Mr. Farrand noted that the Police Depart- ment uses vehicles like this one in their work, because they are inconspicuous. Captain Kolber of the Police Department was present and said if it appeared it was going to cost a lot of money to operate this vehicle, they would not use it. Upon motion.made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the acceptance of the vehicle from Mr. Meehan for Police Department use. CHANGE ORDER APPROVED - CENTURY CENTER Patrick 11. McMahon, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction, submitted to the Board Change Order No. 1 in Contract 025 for Century Center. Mr. McMahon explained that the change order is only to reflect a change of name for the contractor, from Bauer -Foster Corporation to Foster Flooring Corporation. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the change order was approved. ESCROW AGREEMENTS APPROVED - CENTURY CENTER Patrick M. McMahon, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction, submitted to the Board escrow agreements with Century Center con- tractors. The agreements are similar to agreements approved by the Board last week and provide that the City put the retainage from the contracts into an escrow account so it draws interest., Escrow agreements with the following contractors were submitted: Koontz Wagner Electric Company, Inc., Foster Flooring Corporation, Flour City Architectural Metals and PPG, Inc. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board approved the escrow agreements. 1