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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/15/74 Board of Public Works MinutesREGULAR MEETING JULY 15, 1974 A regular meeting 9:30 a.m. with all was also present. and approved. of the Board of Public Works was convened at members present. City Attorney James A. Roemer Minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed OPENING OF BIDS - FIRE STATION NO. 4 This was the date set for receiving bids for the construction of the new Fire Station No. 4. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to be sufficient. The following bids were opened and publicly read: Muia Construction Company 1818 S. Main Street South Bend, Indiana Bid - $182,880.00 McCollough Construction Co. P. 0. Box 580E Elkhart, Indiana Bid - $194,365.00 Macumber Construction Co. 519 S. 10th St. Elkhart, Indiana Bid - $201,299.00 B & G Construction Co. 1025 W. llth Street Mishawaka, Indiana Bid - $227,475.00 Schumacher Sons, Inc. P. 0. Blx 390 Mishawaka, Indiana Bid - $195,600.00 Carl J. Reinke & Sons, Inc. P. 0. Box 3095 South Bend, Indiana Bid - $203,435.00 H. G. Christman Const. Co. 850 S. Fellows St. South Bend, Indiana Bid - $212,900.00 Bid was signed by E. C. Muia, non -collusion affidavit was in order and a 5% bid bond accompanied the bid. Bid was signed by Cecil E. Thompson, non -collusion affidavit was in order, and a 5% bid bond accompanied the bid. Bid was signed by F. H. Macumber, non -collusion affidavit was in order, and a 5% bid bond accompanied the bid. Bid was signed by Lyle D.. Burnside, non -collusion affidavit was in order, and a 5% bid bond accomanied the bid. Bid was signed by John P. Schumacher, non -collusion affidavit was in order and a 5% bid bond accompanied the bid. Bid was signed by Harold G. Reinke, non -collusion affidavit was in order and a 5% bid bond accompanied the bid. Bid was signed by Norris N. Emmons, non -collusion affidavit was in order, and a 5% bid bond accompanied the bid. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the bids were referred to the Department of Engineering for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR GYMNKHANA The Board received a request from the Michiana Auto Club to hold a Gymnkhana (Obstacle Course) on Aug. 28 on Washington Street. The Club requested that parking be banned on Saturday evening on Washington Street and that barricades and traffic cones be set up for the actual drive on Sunday, Aug. 28. Mr. Philip.Edelsberg,: Chairman of the Event, was present with Louis Wilcox, Director of River Bend Plaza, and Douglas Simpson, Director of the Bicentennial Village activities. A Certificate of Insurance from the Auto�Club was submitted to the Board. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. REGULAR MEETING JULY 15, 1974 REQUEST FOR TENT SERVICES APPROVED The Board received a request from the Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church to hold tent services at the southwest corner of Linden Avenue and Johnson Streets from July 20 through August 17. Forrest West, Building Commissioner, recommended to the Board that such services could be held, subject to the requirements of the Building Department and the Fire Department. Mr. Bellinger, Pastor of the Church was present and the Board asked him about parking. Mr. Bellinger explained.that they will use the church parking lot which is nearby and they also have permission to use vacant lots for parking. He said the church does have liability insurance to cover the services. He was asked to furnish the Board with a copy of.the insurance certificate. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the. -:Board approved the tent services, subject to Mr. Bellinger furnishing a copy of the Insurance Certificate and subject also to compliance with all requirements of the Fire Department and the Building Department. CLOSING OF ALLEY FOR WILLIAM.PENN CLUB PICNIC APPROVED © The Board received a recommendation from Clem Hazinski,. Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, that the alleys to the rear of the William Penn Club at 1024 W. Indiana Avenue on Saturday, July 20th beginning at noon for a picnic. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation. STUDEBAKER DRIVERS CLUB PARADE APPROVED The Board received the following recommendation from Clem Hazinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting: "A request by the Studebaker Drivers Club to hold a parade of Studebaker vehicles through River Bend Plaza (on July 19, 1974) was referred to this Bureau. Approval is recommended to parade the vehicles with police escort from the Ramada Inn on city streets to Jefferson, then east to St. Joseph, north on St. Joseph to Washington, then west where vehicles could be displayed in the area of the super -graphics". Since the plaza is strictly pedestrian oriented with limited visibility to those pedestrians, especially small children, it is recommended that with the exception of emergency and maintenance vehicles that all vehicular traffic, especially parade types, be prohibited from using the sidewalks and fire lane in the plaza from Western Avenue to Jefferson Blvd. I met with the Police Captain and he states that he concurs with this recommendation. s/ Clem Hazinski If Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation. BIKE RALLY APPROVED The Board received the following recommendation from Clem Hazinski, Manager, Bureau of Traffic and Lighting: "A request to hold a bike rally in the River Bend Plaza was referred to this Bureau for recommendation. This event is to take place on July 27, 1974. It is recommended that because of the great number of 115 REGULAR MEETING JULY 15, 1974 pedestrians in the plaza and limited visibility due to trees, fountains, etc. that all bike riding be prohibited in the Plaza area. Such bike riding is difficult to control and a hazardous condition would result especially to youngsters who are allowed more freedom in this area by their parents who feel it is safe. It is recommended that the super -graphics area be used for assembly and start of the tours. I met with the Captain of Polce and he readily concurred with this recommendation. s/ Clem Hazinski Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation. REQUEST TO ATTEND CONFERENCE APPROVED The Board received a request from Forrest West to attend the Executive Committee Meeting of the Council of American Building Officials in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 18-19, 1974. The trip will not be at the expense of the City of South Bend. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request. PERFORMANCE BOND APPROVED The Performance Bond filed by the Rieth-Riley Construction Company for the Angela Boulevard -North Michigan Intersection Improvements and Signal Modernization was received and, upon.motion made, seconded and carried, was approved by!the Board. BONDS APPROVED The Board received a recommendation from Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, that the following bonds were in proper form and could be approved: Continuation.Certificate for the Contractor's Bond for Willie's Construction Company to 6/17/75 Contractor's Bond for Van Overberghe Builders, Inc. to 7/2/75 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the bonds to the dates listed. SIGNING OF TITLE SHEET - MIAMI-RIDGEDALE SIGNALIZATION The Title Sheet approving the plans for the Miami-Ridgedale Signalization project was submitted to the Board. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board signed the title sheet approving the plans. REQUEST TO ALLOW PARKING ON LINCOLNWAY EAST APPROVED The Board received a request from Mrs. Marie Leddy, owner of the Potpourri, to allow parking on Lincolnway East (U.S. 33) on August 3 and 4 for their Seventh Annual Art Fair. Mrs. Leddy indicated that she had contacted the State Highway Department and they informed her they had no objection if the City did not. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request to allow parking on Lincolnway East, from Miami to Ironwood, on August 3 and 4, subject to coordination between the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department so that no tickets will be issued on those days and to verification of the State's approval. 1 1 REGULAR MEETING STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT JULY 15, 1974 The Street Light Outage report for the period of July 3 to July 11 was received and, upon motion made, seconded and carried, was ordered filed. ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE, PRELIMINARY PLANS AND PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL FILED - CREST MANOR SEWERS The Engineer's Estimate, Preliminary Plans and Preliminary Assessment Roll for the construction of the Crest Manor Sewers were filed with the Board. Public hearing on the project is scheduled at the regular meeting of the Board on Monday, July 22, 1974. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m. ATTES 1