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6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd Commissioner Robinson asked, "What is the only requirement for these people bidding on these renovations of these single family dwellings? Price only ?" Mr. Crighton advised that we accept the lowest and best bidder. The best insofar as the contractor has provided us with a bid bond, or certified check, in the amount of 10% on the total he has bid on. If he is awarded the contract, he must also provide us with a performance bond on the contracts. Mr.,Butler added that if the contract is more than $5,000 it needs to go before the City Council for approval; if the bid is over $8,000 under the guidelines it is to be rejected. Commis- sioner Wiggins added, possibly, in part, what Commissioner Robin- son is concerned about here is whether or not these contractors are, in fact, responsible and able to get the job done. Part of this is.a lot of experience. In our initial expertence:we found it took trying to find people who really wanted to do this kind of work and there weren't too many. Since there has been a fair volume over a period of time, there has been more interest in it. He asked Mr. Crighton what his experience is in this regard con- cerning the contracts. Mr. Crighton advised that he and his staff have been working very hard for the past few months getting additional contractors interested in bidding on these. In the past, it was too burdensome and too time consuming, and the pay- ments took too long to attract contractors to bid for this type of work. He believed that through the changes in the Community Development Program and through the changes the Redevelopment Commission have come up with that we have attracted more con- tractors. Commissioner Wiggins said that Keith Crighton's depart- ment and the various inspectors attached to it, do ride herd on the rehabilitation jobs to make sure that they are done properly and in a proper sequence. The motion was again made for the rejection of the above contracts, which was made by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Cira and carried. d. Rehabilitation Contract Nos. ll /SECD, 12 /SECD,. 15 /SECD and 18 /SECD, in the Southeast Community Development Program: Fer recommendations of tie Southeast Advisory Committee, Commission approval was requested to award the following contracts, per bid tabulation, to the low bidder, subject to approval by the South Bend Common Council and Commission Legal Counsel: Contract No. Address Amount Contractor 16 /SECD 623 E. Keasey St. $6,189.35 Combs Decorating & Construction Co. 19 /SECD 409 E. Paris St. 7,900.00 Slatile Roofing Sheet Metal Motion was made by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Robinson and carried, to award the above rehabilitation contracts, as noted, subject to approval by the South Bend Common Council and Commission Legal Counsel, and if approved by the Common Council, the President and Secretary of the Redevelopment Commission be authorized to execute said contracts. REHABILI- TATION CONTRACT NOS. 15 /SECD 19 /SECD AWARDED, E -7