10/14/1946 Board of Public Works Minutes

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278 GARBAGE DISPOSAL: The follovring paragraph was approved by the Board to be a part of e specifications for the garbage contract. The Boa,rd finds that it is to the benefit of the bidders and it is unnecessary to notify them of sane: "Non-performance by the contractor caused by strikes shall not be deemed a breach eithe of this contract or of the performance bond but the city shall not pay the contractor the compensation accruing to"the contractor for any such period of non-performance so caused by strifes nor collect from it the cost of any collection of garbage made by the city during such period and, if the period of non-perfor=aance caused by strikes shall exceed fourteen (14) days, the city may, at its election, cancel and terminate this con tract by Smitten notice to the contractor." This being the date set, the following bids were received, opened and publicly read for the collection and disposal of garba3e: Palmer Cartage Company, A certified check in the amount South Bend, Indiana of500.00, Bid on alternate „L1 for the collection and disposal of garbage for the year 1947 ;691706.90 T;elvin J. Summers North Liberty, Indiarm a Certified check in the ammount of 500.00 Bid on Alternate „'5 for the years 1947-1948 and 1940 Total `1991024.72 Bid on alternate ,`7 for the years 1947-1948 and 1949 Total L;1991024.72 The Board took the bids under advisement and the ward grill be made at a later date. ENGINEERIFIG DI EPART TENT• Contractor's bonds in the amount of ; 1,000.00 each -aere approve an orrereci-filed for John C. VonBergen andJoseph Udvardi. This being the date set, the follo,ring bids were received, opened and publicly read: For the Paving of Hamilton Street from Portage to Brookfield Street. Rieth.-Riley Construction Company, Acco_-apanied by a certified Goshen, Indiana check in the'amount of 800,00 also anon -collusion affidavit 771 gravel base construction and 21T Asphaltic Concrete (A ) resurface over gravel and brick base :;?6..475.00 Reed Construction Corlpany, Acco -oanied by a certified check Tlishawaka, Indiana in the amount of ?873.00- also a non -collusion affidavit Bid was on 1-2-3 plain concrete 8,729.50 1,Tr. Andrysiak moved that the bid of the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, be accepted as it was, in the Boar_IT s opinion, the lowest and best bid submitted, TTr. Cix.aiings seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried. Yr. Levy moved that the Engineering Department be directed to prepare and file an assessment roll on the Hamilton Street Improvement on or before October 21, 1946. This being the date set for receiving bids on the test borings for the Interceptor Sewer, the f ollo ring bids were opened and read: Layne-lyorthern C'ampany, Bidder's bond accompanied the bid as well as a non -collusion TTishawaka, Indiana affidavit. Total bid was in the amount of 3 ,818.00 vri t'-a an additional charge of 114.25 Der foot for plus or minus depths. B. J. Moore & Son, Certified check in the amount of T325.75 accompanied the bid Elkhart, Indiana and also a non -collusion affidavit. Total bid was in the amount of 3,527.50 with a plus or minus charge of :J3.75 per foot. T � Board accepted the bid of the B. J. T:Toore and Son Cor:ipany it being, in t he Board? s` opinion, the lowest and best bid sub::lit ted. • • U n U 0 0