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7. NEW Is INESS (Cont'd htis plumbing out, but does some of the actual carpentry work h'mself. M3. Derbeck questioned repairs to one house being $1,853.00? Mr. J )hnson advised his staff goes by what the HAO inspection states n eds to be repaired before the homeowner is eligible for HAO a sistance. Mr. Butler advised the individual figures on the HAD homes being rehabilitated are considerably lower than the figures on other homes being rehabilitated in our other programs. L ss work is being done on these homes as a rule. O� motion by Mr: Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Donaldson and carried, t e above Change Order was approved. ange Order No. 02 to Contract SECD /PR /CS =3/23; in the Southeast mmunity Development Program: Approval was requested of this ange Order, for an increase in contract amount of $100.00, or amended contract total of $7,772.00, for rehabilitation at 407 st Ohio Street, with Area Services, Inc., in the Southeast Com- nity Development Program. M . Brownell read the memoranda from Mr. Kenneth J. Schaller, P oject Director, and from Mr. James L. Johnson, Jr., Chief I Spector, which stated the specifications called for the in- s allation of the furnance according to South Bend Code. Although tie furnace has been installed, the oil space heater on the second f oor needs cleaning and the oil pump should be repaired. The $'00.00 is noted on the Change Order for cleaning and checking the oil space heater, removing the oil pump and calibrate it, and to re- install the oil pump. The staff recommends approval of the C ange Order. Commissioner Wiggins said the amount sounds high; Commissioner C ra asked why a space heater is needed when the homeowner has a furnace? Mr. Johnson advised that some of these inconsistencies may be the reason that particular inspector is no longer with the d partment, for the same reason the original inspection calls for t e installation of a furnace. This homeowner has a 1 -1/2 story d elling unit and is using the upper half story'to house a tenant, s she is actually trying to use it as a two -unit but upstairs t ey only have a full kitchen and a bedroom. Therefore, the con - t actor couldn't find any way of running the heat ducts up there. T e Building Department had passed the installation for the struc- t re without the heat runs up there because it is according to South Bend Code. The homeowner had the oil space heater in the u stairs bedroom, which is to heat the bedroom and kitchen. We ran out of money to do it right and put in an actual gas space heater so we are trying to repair what they had.Usually we replace s ace heaters, but in this instance we do not have the money as WE would run over the $8,000 limit. The tentative bid for the c eapest space heater would be $345.00. As to the suggested plug -in electrical heater, Mr. Johnson said that would be too high in electrical costs, as it is a story and a half with no -13.- CHANGE ORDER NO. 02 TO CONTRACT SECD /PR /CS 3/23, AP- PROVED, SECD HOUSING PROGRAM