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~~ <br />REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 28, 2006 <br />Non-Discrimination commitment form was completed <br />Five percent (5%) Bid Bond was submitted <br />BID: Total Division "A" $355,800.00 <br />Total Division "B" $ 96,400.00 <br />TOTAL BID: $452,200.00 <br />Upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Gilot, and carried, the above bids <br />were referred to the Division of Engineering for review and recommendation. <br />After reviewing those bids, Mr. Rob Nichols, Engineering, recommends that the Board <br />award the project for both Division "A" and Division "B" to the lowest responsive and <br />responsible bidder, Trans Tech Electric, L.P., 4601 Cleveland Road, South Bend, <br />Indiana, in the total amount of $288,310.00. Therefore, Mr. Gilot made a motion that the <br />recommendation be accepted and the bid be awarded as outlined above. Mr. Littrell <br />seconded the motion, which carried. <br />OPENING OF PROPOSALS -DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES FOR PAST DUE <br />AMBULANCE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 2006 -FIRE DEPARTMENT (EMS <br />CAPITAL 1MPROVEMENTSI <br />This was the date set for receiving and opening of sealed proposals for the above referred <br />to service. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of Notice in the South Bend Tribune <br />and the Tri-County News, which were found to be sufficient. The following proposals <br />were opened and publicly read: <br />C.B.M. ACCOUNTS SERVICE, INC. <br />1320 Mishawaka Avenue <br />South Bend, Indiana 46615 <br />Proposal was signed by: Ms. Catherine G. Martin <br />PROPOSAL: <br />Past due accounts placed manually for collection will be subject to a 25% <br />contingency fee of amounts collected. This fee includes costs associated <br />with skip tracing and location efforts. <br />Accounts forwarded to an accredited agency in the debtor's local area due <br />to state law requirements or necessity for effectiveness will be subject to a <br />contingency fee of 40% of amounts collected. (This .represents an <br />extremely small percentage of accounts handled.) <br />Accounts referred for legal action will be subject to a contingency fee of <br />35% of amounts collected. CBM will assume the responsibility for <br />payment'of all court filing fees. <br />Accounts placed aged greater than 90 days will be credit reported to Trans <br />Union, Equifax and Experian. Once reported, balances will be updated <br />monthly for payments, bankruptcies and disputed as required under the <br />Fair Credit Reporting Act. Credit reporting services are provided at no <br />additional cost. <br />Will bill commercial insurance companies on behalf of the South Bend <br />Fire Deparhnent at no additional charge. <br />I.C. SYSTEM, INC. <br />444 Highway 96 East <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55127 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />Proposal was signed by: Ms. Lisa Gray <br />