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6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd
<br />All rehabilitation contracts in the E -7 Project, Bureau of
<br />Housing, over and above thE; $5,000.00 limit must be ap-
<br />proved by the South Bend Common Council.
<br />Contract No. 42:
<br />Also, Commission authorization was requested to award
<br />Rehabilitation Contract No. 42, to Barany Heating & Sheet
<br />Metal, in bid amount of $4,500.00, for rehabilitation work
<br />at 221 East Pennsylvania, and the President and Secretary
<br />authorized to enter into a contract, subject to approval
<br />by Commission Legal Counsel, per recommendation of the E -7
<br />Advisory Committee.
<br />On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney and
<br />carried, Rehabilitation Contract. No. 42 was awarded to the
<br />low bidder, Barany Heating & Sheet Metal, in bid amount of
<br />$4,500.00, and the President and Secretary authorized to
<br />enter into a contract, subject to Commission Legal Counsel
<br />approval.
<br />Rehabilitation Contract Nos. 16, 20 & 31, E -7: Approval
<br />was requested to rescind the conditional award by the Re-
<br />development Commission of Rehabilitation Contract Nos.
<br />16, 20 and 31, to American Home Improvement, by the Com-
<br />mission on February 7, 1975, and the Common Council on
<br />February 10, 1975, and also contingent on Commission Legal
<br />Counsel approval, as the owner of the firm, Mr. Stanley
<br />Walczak, has informed Mr. Keith P. Crighton, Director of
<br />Bureau of Housing for the E -7 Project, that he is unable
<br />to comply with the performance bond regulation for the
<br />Southeast Rehabilitation Program, E -7.
<br />Ms. Jeanne Derbeck, South Bend Tribune Reporter, raised the
<br />question in action of awarding the contracts, whether Stanley
<br />Walczak, as an employee of the County Building Department,
<br />was not in conflict of interest, if that thought didn't
<br />enter the Commissioners' minds? Mr. Brownell advised at
<br />the time these contracts were awarded, Mr. Walczak was not
<br />working for the County. Mr. Keith Crighton, Director of
<br />Bureau of Housing, E -7 Project, further advised that Mr.
<br />Walczak was not awarded any contracts for any project at
<br />that time. The contracts he was awarded were "prior to Mr.
<br />Walczak's employment with the County."
<br />As to the statement by Ms. Derbeck that she has had evidence
<br />that Mr. Walczak was doing the work while he was an employee,
<br />Commissioner Wiggins replied to the comment that this would
<br />be in the area of limiting a worker from working on more
<br />than one job and the control that may be placed on this.
<br />There are people working for the City who are also working
<br />on another job. With a number of labor organizations, an
<br />REHABILITATION
<br />CONTRACT NO.
<br />42 AWARDED,
<br />E -7
<br />CONDITIONAL
<br />AWARD RESCINDE
<br />ON REHABILITA-
<br />TION CONTRACT
<br />NOS. 16, 20 &
<br />31 AWARDED
<br />2 -7 -75, E -7
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