04/16/73 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 16, 1973 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 16, 1973 with all members present. Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and approved. GUARDRAILS - 514 S. WALNUT STREET Mr. .Richardson received a memo from the Board of Public Safety in regard to 514 S. Walnut Street where a sub -standard building was demolished. Debris has been removed from the lot but a part of the foundation is remaining and this foundation can not be removed because it is acting as a:'reta:ining wall to prevent the sidewalk and street from washing out. Thfs situation was brought to the attention of the Board of Public Works by Councilman Walter Kopczynski and the Board of Public Safety has requested that the Board of Works investigate the problem. The Department of Public Works has had an engineering survey made and started on the design for --reconstruction of the railroad crossing adjacent to 514 S. Walnut. A check was made of the area and there are other vacant buildings in the vicinity. If these buildings are torn down it will completely change the type of design needed. Mr. Richardson requested that a memo be sent to the Board of Safety requesting a schedule of demolition of other buildings in the area so that plans can be finalized for the reconstruction project. APPROVAL OF PLANS - KENSINGTON FARMS SEWER PROJECT C� Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved and signed plans for U the Kensington Farms Sewer Project, authorized under Improvement Resolution No. 3373-1972. The Clerk was directed to advertise for bids for the project on April 20 and 27 with bids to be received on April 30, 1973. CONTRACT - R & s.48 IRONWOOD AND 'IRELAND ROAD SEWER AND PAVEMENT PROJECT Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board signed the contract with H. DeWulf Mechanical Contractor, Inc. for Project R & S 48, Ireland Road -ironwood Road Sanitary Trunk Sewer Extension, and approved the Maintenance Bond filed for the project. REQUEST TO SELL USED BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR The Board received a request from Mr. Donald Decker, Manager, Bureau of Streets, to advertise to sell -.;a used bituminous distributor. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board directed that Mr. Decker be asked to have the unit appraised and submit the appraisal to the Board of Works for action next Monday. At that time, the Board will authorize advertising for bids. RECOMMENDATION - USED BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR BID The Board received a recommendation from Mr. Donald Decker, Manager, Bureau of Streets, that the bid for the used bituminous distributor be awarded to the Reid - Holcomb Company on their bid of $6,300.00. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board awarded the bid to Reid -Holcomb Company. RECOMMENDATION - STREET MATERIALS BIDS The Board received a recommendation from Mr. Donald Decker, Manager, Bureau of Streets, that the Board accept all bids received for Street Materials as submitted. Mr. Richardson explained that what Mr. Decker is asking is that all bids be awarded and then the purchase can be made from the supplier at the lowest bid as available. it has been found in the past that some items were not available from a supplier when they were needed. This method was tried last year and was successful. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved Mr. Decker's recommendation and awarded the bids. WHITEFORD LEASING COMPANY The Legal Department, at the request of the Board of Public Works, had notified the Whiteford Leasing Company that they must present contracts for the paving of their parking lot to alleviate problems caused in that area. Mr. Gerald Sakaguchi, Deputy City Attorney, appeared before the Board and explained that he had had