01/07/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING ME JANUARY 7, 1980 Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill, the bids were referred to the Controller's Office for review and recommendation, VACATION RESOLUTION NO.-.3484 CONFIRMED This was the date set for holding a public hearing on Vacation Resolution No. 3484, for the vacation of the second east -west alley between Lots 46 & 47 North of Northside Boulevard, running east from Clover 111.5' to the north -south alley (Euclid Park Addition). The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri- County News which were _found to be sufficient. The petition had been signed by 11 property owners living on Clover Street. There were no remonstrators present and no written remonstrances were filed with the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Board confirmed the Vacation Resolution and directed preparation of an Assessment Roll, BID AWARDED - FIRE DEPARTMENT TELEMETRY EOUIPMENT Mr. McMahon advised the Board that there had been five bidders on the equipment for the ambulance. He explained that the additional equipment was a portable eight - frequency radio, Epic Communicator; and a portable Monitor - Defibrillator Recorder (Amb -Pak). He indicated that Mid -West Bio Telemetry Systems had bid a total price of $11,000 for the equipment, the Epic Radio at $5,100 and the Amb -Pak at $5,900. He stated that two of the dealers bid on a Motorola in lieu of the Epic at lower prices, and he quoted from a letter received from Fire Chief Brassell dated January 7, 1980, in part, as follows: This office has concluded that the purchase of the Motorola unit would not be economically feasible since this unit cannot be repaired by our radio shop and we would therefore incur additional costs for a maintenance agreement. It is the opinion of this office that the cost of the maintenance agreement would, within a one (1) or two (2) year period, exceed the additional three hundred ($300.00) cost of the Epic Communicator. The Motorola also is not as powerful, having an R.F. output of 12 watts compared to the 18 watt output of the Epic. The Epic Communicator will replace the present telemetry radio system and will enable us to cancel the current maintenance contract for the telemetry radio system for a savings of $66.75 per month or $801.00 per year. All repairs will be made in our Radio Shop. We ask that the Board also consider purchasing a headset with foot controls for use with the Epic Radio at a cost of $125.00. We also make mention of the fact that our Department operates two ambulances and that this equipment is needed for both. This office therefore recommends that Mid -West Bio Telemetry Systems be awarded the contract based on their total low bid and that the Board approve the purchase of two (2) Epic ES100XC Radios with headsets and foot controls and two (2) Amb -Pak 450 SL Monitors. This award would total $22,250.00 and funds are available in our budget. Mr. McMahon asked about the current piece of equipment, and Assistant Chief Dan Mirocha indicated that it was a Motorola, and he stated that there would be no maintenance contract on the new equipment: Mr. Kernan asked how lone the last piece of equipment had been used. Chief Mirocha indicated that it had been used since about 1976. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr, Kernan and carried, the Board awarded the bid as recommended for the total bid price of $22,250.00.