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N NEW BUSINESS a. Change Order No. 1 to Contract SECD PR'CSr,6'48 to decrease amount CO #1 to of contract $Zbb.00 for an amended contract total of 2;695;00, per BUR. HS'G recommendation of Project Director Kenneth 0. Schaller, Bureau of SOUTH Housing South..Commi "ssi'on approval requested for subject Change CONTRACT Order. Mr. Brownell explained that the change order is the re <. #SECD /PR/ cult of homeowner's accomplishing certain improvements himself.. 6 -48 thereby decreasing contract amount. APPROVED Mr. Robinson complimented the homeowner on this and made motion for the approval. Mr. Cira seconded the motion and it carried. b. Commission approval requested for rejection of the following bids for rehabilitation of real property in the Northwest Community Development program, per recommendation of the Northwest Advisory Committee: Contract #15 /NWCD 1045 Van Buren Avenue $5,960. Slatile Roofing Co. " #16 /NWCD 633 N. Harrison Ave. 7,845. " " #17 /NWCD 918 N. Allen St. 5,900. " " #18 /NWCD 1033 Lawndale Ave. 7,185. " " #19 /NWCD 1114 Harvey Street 7,055. " " #21 /NWCD 512 N. Euclid Ave. 8,330. " #28 /NVICD 920 N. Allen St., 9 605. #29 /NWCD 1238 1VanBuren St., 7,,595., #30 /NWCD 1033 Vasa &ar Avenue 7,510.: The above were the only bids received for these. units and rejection of the bids is requested.due to excessive b.i'd amounts. The speci., fications for these units will be reviewed and revi=sed in order that lower bids may be obtained through. the next advertisement. Mr. Brownell stated that in each case, the bid amount can be compared with what we show as a cost estimate and "as you can see, they are all substantially over the cost estimate ". Mr. Cira moved for rejection of the bids, seconded by Mr. Robinson and motion carried. Following question about a solution to this problem, Mr. Crighton said that he thought the Commission has already acted on this problem - the new bidding procedure—this set of contracts was under the old system—Mr. Schaller's division is preparing the first contract to be done under the new bidding procedure and I believe this will lower our prices and be a bit more in line with our cost estimates. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS a Updated Burueau of Housing Information Sheet with contract awards and change orders- previously approved in meetings of April 15 and May 6 -were handed to the Commission for their perusal..no Commission action necessary on this. On question by Ms. Derbeck, Mr. Crighton explained the "bulk bidding procedure as approved in previous meeting—he also explained that the Commission had approved a cash performance bond, in lieu of a surety performance bond.