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<br />t of the work will be done by November 15th. The
<br />the of December, January and February - -being contingent
<br />the weather - -will not preclude work if weather permits.
<br />1 proceed and start again in March, proceed to finish
<br />wind up the first of June, 1974, but we hope it will
<br />finished long before that.
<br />Mr. Lennon advised we also had a meeting on May 28th with
<br />ThE Hickey Company representatives, and also with the
<br />la dscaping contractor, Exterior Designing, Inc., who has
<br />material which he has to move into the City, and is re-
<br />questing a place to stock pile. Stockpiling was author -
<br />iz d on Block 6--20 acres along the river - -as we will not
<br />be needing the land at this time, and it is easily accessible
<br />to haul from there to the Mall.
<br />Mr. Lennon also advised that in conjunction with the Work
<br />Pr gram, we will be meeting on site on a weekly basis. Also,
<br />on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, we will have Con-
<br />struction Coordination Meetings on the Pedestrian Way (Mall),
<br />with representatives of The Hickey Company, Dept. of Public
<br />Wo ks, Inspection Dept., Fire Dept., Traffic Engineer, Traffic
<br />Di ision, and Mr. John Kagel, Executive Director of the Down-
<br />to n South Bend Council.
<br />Tho Hickey Company, Inc. have met, to the best of their ability,
<br />all eleven (11) requests by the Commission. These are attached
<br />to the Official Minutes, dated May 30, 1973.
<br />Mr. Lennon said the awarding of the contract is contingent on
<br />approval by HUD, and we are asking for a Pre - Construction Con-
<br />ference, tentatively on June 5, 1973, but no later than June
<br />14, 1973.
<br />On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Wade and unanimously
<br />carried, the Work Program, as submitted by The Hickey Company,
<br />Inc was accepted. Also authorization was unanimous to issue
<br />Notice to Proceed to The Hickey Company, Inc. for barrier work
<br />only; and authorization for Exterior Designing, Inc. to stock-
<br />pilo on Block 20, as discussed above.
<br />b. Demolition and Site Clearance Contract No. 32: In
<br />Comnission meeting of May 4, 1973, Demolition Contract No. 32
<br />award to Miller Construction Company was cancelled and Commis-
<br />sion approval given to publish notice for rebidding - -the parcels
<br />as ioted in Minutes of May 4. The advertisement appeared in
<br />The South Bend Tribune and Tri- County News on May 11 and May 18,
<br />1973, with bid opening on May 29, 1973, at 10:00 A.M., E.S.T.,
<br />publicly opened in the Department of Redevelopment, with one
<br />(1) firm submitting a bid, and one (1) bid received after the
<br />legal deadline, by Howell Construction Co., Inc., and conse-
<br />que tly could not be accepted. Four (4) firms picked up bid
<br />doc ments. The one bidder being:
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<br />DEMOLITION & SITE
<br />CLEARANCE CONTRACT
<br />NO. 32, AWARDED TO
<br />JULIUS O'NEAL TRUCE
<br />ING CO., R -66
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