HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/08/74 Board of Public Works MinutesREGULAR MEETING
JULY 8, 1974
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m.
on Monday, July 8, 1974 with all members present. Deputy City Attorney
Kathleen Cekanski was also present. Minutes..of.the previous meeting
were reviewed and approved.
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD BID - NORTHWEST SANITARY SEWERS
The Board received a recommendation from the Division of Engineering
that the low bid of the Charles Dye Plumbing & Heating Co. be accepted
for the Northwest Sanitary Sewer project. Upon motion'made, seconded
and carried, the Board accepted the low bid of $129,478.50 of the Dye
Plumbing & Heating Company for the construction of the Northwest
Sanitary Sewers.
SIGNING OF CONTRACT AND PERFORMANCE BOND - NORTHWEST SANITARY SEWERS
The Contract and Performance Bond for the Northwest Sanitary Sewers
was submitted to the Board. Upon motion made, seconded and carried,
the contract and performance bond were signed.
CONTRACT AND PERFORMANCE BOND - EDISON ROAD TRUNK SEWER
The Contract and Performance Bond with Woodruff and Sons, Inc. for the
Edison Road -Elwood Avenue Trunk Sewer project were submitted to the Board.
The bid was accepted subject to approval of the funds. Upon motion made,
seconded and carried, the contract and performance bond were signed and
will be released to the Contractor after approval of the funds. The
Certificate of Insurance and letter regarding Workmen's Compensation
for the project were filed with the Board.
REQUEST TO BLOCK ALLEY FOR WILLIAM PENN PICNIC
The Board received a request from the William Penn Fraternal Association
to block the alleys around their building at 1024 W. Indiana Avenue
for their annual picnic on Satuday, July 20 beginning at 12:00 noon.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried,the Board referred the request
to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation.
LETTER REQUESTING BAN ON PARKING ON NARROW STREETS AND GUARDRAILS
The Board received a letter from Irene Gammon, City Clerk, expressing
the concern of the Common Council members a1lout congestion on narrow
streets in the City where parking is allowed. The letter suggested
that the Board consider banning parking on narrow streets to help
eliminate the problem. The letter also requested action on install-
ation of guardrails between Ribourde and Boland Drives. Upon motion
made, seconded and carried, the letter was referred to the Bureau of
of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED
The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting recommended approval of the
installation of the following traffic control devices:
A. Stop Sign on Woodward Court Service Drive at Colfax
B. Stop Sign on Woodward Court Service Drive at Washington
C. Stop Sign on Rasmussen Court Service Drive at Washington
D. Stop Sign on Rasmussen Court Service Drive at Jefferson
E. Stop Sign on Service Court #5 at Jefferson
F. Stop Sign on Service Court #5 at Washington
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the installations were
approved.
REGULAR MEETING
DULY 8, 1974
The Board received a request from River Bend Plaza to hold a Bike
Rally on July 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 P.M. A bicycle parade
was scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on the Plaza. Bike tours
will leave the Bicentennial Village to the City Bike Route every
half hour between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and will be supervised.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the requests
subject to coordination of the events with the Bureau of Traffic and
Police Department.
REQUEST FOR STUDEBAKER DRIVERS CLUB PARADE
The Board received a request from River Bend Plaza for a police
escort to meet Studebaker Drivers Club members from the Ramada Inn
on July 19, at 9:00 a.m. and escort them to the River Bend Plaza.
There they will parade and a ceremony will be held in front of the
River Bend Plaza office. Upon motion made, seconded and carried,
the�Board approved the requests, subject to coordination with the
Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department. .
CONTRACT WITH RIETH-RILEY FOR ANGELA BLVD.-NORTH MICHIGAN PROJECT
C> A contract with Rieth-Riley Construction Co. for the Angela Blvd. -
North Michigan intersection improvements and signal modernization
was submitted to the Board and upon motion made, seconded and carried,
the contract was signed. The Performance Bond will be submitted to
yx� the Board for approval next Monday.
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR'S BOND
A Contractor's Bond for Kenneth Jameson was received by the Board.
Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, recommended approval of the
Bond. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the
contractor's bond for Kenneth Jameson to July 3, 1975.
STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT
The Street Light Outage Report for the period of June 27 through July
3 was received and, upon motion made, seconded and carried, was ordered
filed.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion
made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.
ATTEST:
CLERK