10/23/1978 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ao REGULAR MEETING 2�5 OCTOBER 23, 1978 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened on Monday, October 23, 1978 at 9:30 a.m. by President Patrick M. McMahon, with Mr. McMahon, Mr. Brunner and Mr. Mullen present. Deputy City Attorney Terry Crone was also present. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS APPROVED Mr. McMahon reported review of the minutes of the October 16 meeting and he made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. Mr. McMahon reported that minutes of the Special Meeting held on October 3, 1978 and the Special Meeting held on October 11, 1978 regarding the CETA telephone bids had been reviewed and he made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. Mr. Mullen seconded the motion and it carried. OPENING OF BIDS - CURB PROJECT CD 78 -4 This was the date set for receiving bids for Curb and Sidewalk Improvements, Project CD 78 -4 for improvements on Diamond Avenue, Broadway, Howard Street, St. Louis and St. Peter Streets. 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 following bids were opened and publicly read: Ziolkowski Construction Company South Bend, Indiana Bid - $85,981.00 Rieth Riley Construction Company South Bend, Indiana Bid - $71,293.50 Bid was signed by Ben Ziolkowski, non - collusion affidavit was in order and a 5% bid bond was submitted. Bid was signed by Richard Ruhlman, non - collusion affidavit was in order and a 5% bid bond was submitted. McIntyre and Jones Construction Co. Bid was signed by Kenneth McIntyre, Mishawaka, Indiana non- collusion affidavit was in order and a 5% bid bond was submitted. Bid - $62,045.00 Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the bids were referred to the Bureau of Public Construction for review and recommendation. OPENING OF BIDS - TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR CETA OFFICES This was the date set for receiving bids for a telephone system for the new CETA offices at 320 W. Jefferson Blvd. 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 following letter was read: "Gentlemen: My client has advised me that Indiana Bell submitted the lowest and best bid for the telephone system at the CETA offices at 320 W. Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana. To my client's knowledge, all bids were submitted as sealed bids, and, in accordance with the terms of the contract letting, my client was formally advised of the award of the contract on October 4, 1978. Moreover, the Bureau of Employment and Training, which is the agency for whom the bid was let, formally acknowledged the order in writing by signing an order acknowledgment for my client. We are now advised that the Board of Public Works is