01/09/1978 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 9, 1978 CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH RAY S. ANDRYSIAK REFERRED A Consulting Agreement between the City of South Bend and Raymond S. Andrysiak, P. E., was submitted to the Board. Mr. McMahon advised the Board that Mr. Andrysiak is on the staff of the Engineering Department and has reached mandatory retirement age. The Department would like to retain him on a consultant basis. Mr. Andrysiak handles Barrett Law and Sewer design and construction phases for in -house projects and is very knowledgeable in those fields. Mr. Andrysiak handles counter work and is invaluable to the Department. David A. Wells, Manager of the Bureau of Design and Administration, noted that a copy of the contract had been forwarded to Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone for review. Mr. Mullen asked whether the contract had been reviewed by the Personnel Department and Mr. Wells said it had not. Mr. Mullen made a motion that the agreement be referred to the Personnel Department and the Legal Department for review and recommendation. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. SIGNING OF CONTRACT - CURB AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, CONTRACT I The contract with Rieth Riley Construction Company for curb replacement on Clayton Drive, Coral Drive, St. Joseph Street and the intersection of Klinger and Addison, was submitted to the Board for approval. Bids for the project were taken on August 29, 1977• Total amount of the contract award is $58,562.20. The Labor, Performance and Materials Payment Bonds and Certificate of Insurance were submitted with the contract. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the contract was approved. R.E.A.L. SERVICES PAYMENT APPROVED John Cimino, Director, Criminal Justice Planning Bureau, submitted to the Board a report indicating that the contract with R.E.A.L. Services for providing crime counselling to elderly victims has been implemented. Copies of the forms to be used were submitted. Mr. Cimino noted that in the month of December 127 cases were referred to the Crime Counsellor by the Police Department and services were provided in 41 cases. A claim in the amount of $3,394.44 for the first quarter of operations was also presented to the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the report was ordered filed and the claim for payment approved. BOND RELEASED - LOUIS MC ENDARFER Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, reported that he had reviewed a request to release the Excavation Bond of Louis McEndarfer. There are no outstanding claims or permits against this bond and Mr. Andrysiak recommended release. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the bond was released, effective January 9, 1978. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT FILED The Street Light Outage report for the previous week was submitted. The report indicated 80 outages. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the report was filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the meeting adjourned at 9 :55 a.m. ATTEST: Patricia DeClercq, Clerk r-�