06/16/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 16, 1980 OPENING OF BIDS - SCARIFICATION AND PAVING PROJECT This was the date set for receiving bids for scarification and paving of various streets within the city as follows: Scarification and repaving of: Indiana Avenue from Swygart to Olive Diamond Avenue from Lincolnway West to Portage Elwood Avenue from Portage to Olive Riverside Drive from Angela to California 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: Walsh & Kelly, Inc. Bid was signed by Thomas 0. 24358 State Road 23 Walsh, non - collusion affidavit South Bend, Indiana was in order and a bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid was submitted. $222,222.05 Rieth -Riley Construction P. 0. Box 1775 South Bend, Indiana $227,127.67 Bid was signed by Richard D. Ruhlman, non- collusion affidavit was in order and a bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid was submitted. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the bids were referred to the Engineering Department for review and recommendation. OPENING OF BIDS - DE -ICING MATERIAL (LIgUID CALCIUM CHLORIDE) This was the date set for receiving bids for liquid calcium chloride for the Street Department. 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 bid was opened and publicly read: Pierceton Equipment P. 0. Box 233 Laketon, Indiana 50,000 gallons or less - Bid was signed by Paul F. Beebe, non - collusion affidavit was in order and a bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid was submitted. Liquid Calcium Chloride $.2874/gal Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the bid was referred to the Street Department for review and recom- mendation. PUBLIC HEARING - INDIANA CABLEVISION PETITION TO INCREASE RATES Mr. McMahon announced that this was the public hearing on the proposed increase by Indiana Cablevision as follows: The following is an outline of our proposed new rates for South Bend. Please note that although the consumer price index has increased by 18% over the past seventeen (17) months, our increase for basic rates is only 15.4 %. u 1 1