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South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - December 4, 1981 4. RECEIPTIAND OPENING OF BIDS FOR DEMOLITION CONTRACT NO. 43 (continued) around 4220,000. So the spread on bids, we have a number of people from the demolition area here, if they would like to question why there is such a large spread when- ever YOL see demolition bids, it's a science I certainly don't u derstand. Mr. Nim z: Apparently, right now, Ritschards' the low bidder, is that right? Mr. McMahon: Th'e, apparent low bidder would be Ritschard at $101,930, and that is within a few dollars of the bid that wa received a few years ago. Mr. Nim z: What is the pleasure of the Commission. Mr. Robinson: I'll make a motion that we accept Ritschard's bid for demolition. Mr. Don ldson: Supported. Mr. Robinson: May I make a comment, sir, before Mr'. Nim z: Robby, these have not been referred to legal counsel for approval or I don't know whether all the non- collusion affidavits and so on are there or not. I think the usual procedure is that they would be referred to legal counsel for review and the staff will report. It's up to y u, all I do is run this, I don't vote unless there's a tie. So. Mr. Robinson: Could I make just a brief statement. Mr. Nim z: Surely. Mr. Robinson: Okey. The reason I made this motion, I know that even though construction's down and work is terriblE in our community, ,I know that you can't continue to go tc the private industry and continue to ask them to make bi s and quotes and using their personnel and going to great expense, that you can't continually keep going to the well asking for bids and then all of a sudden you supposedly keep throwing out the bids because you've got a better offer. It does create a terrible expense upon the employer and at this day and age, for no more profit than he gets to make because it is so darn competitive, I would say we're asking these people to go above and beyond. This makes the second time that I know of. 26