12/21/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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December 21, 1970. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9':4.0- A.M. on December 21, 1970. Present were Lloyd S. Taylor and S. J. Crumpacker. OPEN BIDS FOR MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT This being the date set, bids, were received for the following: Item #1 - One 3000# front end truck loader. Item #2 - One 5 - 7 cu. yd. dump body with hydraulic system. Item #3 - One 15 H.P. garden tractor with 60" mower Item #4 - One Service or utility body for 7000 GVW 56" C.A. truck. Item #5 - One 40 H.P. tractor. Item #6 - Three 16 cu. yd. refuse packer bodies. Item #7 - Four 8 - 10 cu. yd. dump bodies with hydraulic systems. Item #8 - Six 2 cu. yd. dump bodies with hydraulic systems. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bebd Tribune and the Tri County News on December 4 and December 11, 1970, which were read and found to be sufficient. The following bids were received: Albert Sales & Service, 60885 U. S. #31 South, South Bend, Indiana, 46614. Non collusion affidavit was found to be proper. The bid was accompanied by a certified check in -the amount of $320.00. The bid was as follows: Item #5 - 1971 Ford Tractor ----------------------------Net $2,994.90 A. H. Choitz &. Co., Inc., 1322 S. Olive Street, South Bend, Indiana, 46621. Non collusion affidavit was found to be proper. The bid was accompanied by a certified check in the amount of $260.00. The bid was as follows: Item #5 - 1971 John Deere Model JD301 Wheel Tractor---- Net $2,591.55 Deeds E ui ment Co. Inc., P. 0. Box 26114, 8015 E. 45th Street., Lawrence, Indiana, 46226. Non collusion affidavit was .found to be proper. The bid was accompanied by a contractor's bond for supplies in the amount of $2000.00. The bid was as follows: Item #7 - 4 Ejecto 10 yd. capacity handling bodies @ $4,876.00 each --------------------------- Net $19,504.00 Dwyer Equipment Co., 309 S. William St., South Bend, Indiana, 46625.. Non collusion affidavit was found to be proper. The bid was accompanied by certified checks--$122.50 for Item #2, $65.00 for Item #4 and $730.46 for Item #8. The bid was as follows: Item #2 - One Dump body 10' long x 7' wide ------------- $ 1,225.00 Item #4 - One Warner service body Model 1-96------------ $ 650.00 Item #8 - Five Dump bodies 8' long x 6'6" wide @ $1460.92 each ----------------- --------------- $ 7,304.60 Elkhart Welding and Boiler Works Inc., 2132 S. Main St., Elkhart, Indiana, 46514. Non collusion affidavit was found to be proper. The bid was accompanied by a bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid. The bid was as follows: Item #2 - Heil Model SL-11 5 yd. capacity dump body --------$ 1,938.06 Item #4 - One Knap.heide Utility Body Model 796-------------- $ 623.80 Item #8 - Five Heil dump body combination @ $924.43 each ---- $ 4,622.15 Ferguson Welding and Spring Fabrication Inc., 25170 W. Edison Road, South Bend, Indiana, 46628. Non collusion affidavit was found to be proper. The bid was accompanied by a certified check in the amount of $3,258.00. The bid was as follows: Item #1 - 1 Max front end truck loader --------------------- $ 4,500.00 Item #2 - 1 Anthony dump body -----------------------------$ 1,485.00 Item #4 - 1 Utility body -----------------------------------$ 955.00 Item #7 - 4 10 cu. yd. Ferguson pusher @ $4610.00 each ----$18,440.00 Item #8 - 5 2 cu. yd. dump bodies ------------------------$ 7,200.00