HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/05/73 Board of Public Works MinutesA regular meeting of the Board of Public Works convened at 9:30 a.m, on
Monday, February 5, 1973 with all members present. Mrs. Barbara Byers, Deputy
City Clerk, administered the oath.of office to Mr. James Seitz, new member of
the Board. Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and approved.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF BOARD
Mr. James Barcome, Temporary Chairman, announced that the first order of
business would be to elect a President. Upon motion made, seconded and carried,
Mr. William J. Richardson was elected President of the Board of Public Works.
BIDS - STREET SWEEPERS
Bids for Street Sweepers were opened and publicly read, the Clerk having
tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the
Tri-County News, which were found to be sufficient.
RIES EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Non -collusion affidavit was found
Bid $90,000.00 to be in order and a 10% bid bond
Less Trade In 10,240.00 accompanied the bid.
Net B i d $79.960.00
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Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the bid was referred to the Bureau of
Engineering for study and recommendation.
AWARDING OF BIDS - MAIN STREET STORM SEWER PROJECT
Mr. David Wells, Assistant City Engineer, recommended to the Board that the
low bid of $27,725 from the Howell Construction Company be accepted for the Main
Street Storm Sewer Project. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
awarded the bid to the Howell Construction Company.
AWARDING OF BIDS - GROUP III VEHICLES
Mr. William J. Richardson, Director of Public Works, reported that it was the
recommendation of the Police Department that the bid for Group III vehicles be
awarded to American Motors on their low bid of $28,240 for 14 Matador 4-door
sedans. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board awarded the bid to
American Motors.
CLEVELAND ROAD SEWER PROJECT COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved a Projection Completion
Affidavit for the Cleveland Road Sewer Project CS1-1972 with a maintenance
agreement to extend until December 31, 1975.
MAINTENANCE BOND - PAVEMENT OF CLAYTON DRIVE AND ECHO DRIVE
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved a Maintenance Bond
covering the new pavement construction on Clayton Drive and Echo Drive for a period
of three years.
REQUEST FROM EAST SIDE LITTLE _LEAGUE RE: POPCORN SALE AND CLOSING OF 26TH STREET
FOR ONE DAY FOR A FUN FAIR
The Board received a request from Mr. Charles Lennon, Jr., President of the East
Side Little League, for permission to sell popcorn from April 28 through May 12.
They also asked permission to close-27th Street on Saturday, May 19th from
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The area to be closed would be between McKinley and Colfax,
The Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, approved the sale of.popcorn
and referred the matter of closing 27th Street to the Bureau of Traffic and
Lighting for their investigation.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF CONTRACTOR*S BOND - HERSCHEL WILLIS
A request for the release of a Contractor's Bond for Herschel Willis was referred
to the Bureau of Administration and Design for their investigation and report, upon
motion made, seconded and carried.
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CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE - RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
A Certificate of Insurance for Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Inc. was referred
to the Department of Law for investigation of the certificate before Board approval.
EXCAVATION BOND CONTINUATION CERTIFICATES FILED
Excavation Bond Continuation Certificates were received from Charles F. Stickler
and Earl C. DeVan and were referred to the Bureau of Administration and Design
for investigation and report.
STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT
Street Light outage report for the period from 1/26/73 to 2/2/73 were received
and ordered filed.
IRELAND ROAD SEWER EXTENSION PLANS
Plans for the Ireland Road Sewer Extension Project were, upon motion made,
seconded and carried, approved by the Board.
REQUEST FOR BIDS - BUREAU OF STREETS
A request was received from Mr. Donald Decker, Director, Bureau of Streets, to
advertise for bids for one asphalt paver, one bituminous distributor and eight
single axle dump trucks. Upon motion made, seconddd and carried, the Board
instructed the Clerk to advertise for bids February 9 and 16, 1973, with bids to
be received on February 26, 1973.
CHANGE ORDER NO. 6 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ADDITIONS
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved Change Order No. 6
to Sollitt Construction Company in the total amount of $4,007.64 for additional
work in Division A, Wastewater Treatment Plant Additions.,_ Mr: Thomas Hurdle, of
Clyde Williams & Associates, explained to the Board that this covers additional
work required at the 72" primary effluent pipe for installing new stop planes
and for the installation of sludge density meters.
LETTER OF OFFERING - IMPROVEMENT -RIVERSIDE DRIVE SEWER
The Board received a letter of offering from Engineering Planning Services, Inc.
to perform the necessary field work, engineering and drafting to prepare the
construction plans for an improvement to the sewer on Riverside Drive near the
Darden Road Bridge, for a total fee of $500.00. Upon motion made, seconded and
carried, the Board accepted the letter of offering.
AGREEMENT - COLE ASSOCIATES RE: INTERSECTIONS ON IRELAND ROAD
The Board approved an agreement with Cole Associates, Inc. for street improvements
at the intersections of Ireland Road with Miami Street, Fellows Street and St.
Joseph Street, at a maximum project cost of $25,800.00. This work is being
necessitated by the increased traffic expected with the opening of the Scottsdale
Mall. Mr. Richardson explained that this will be a long-range program and they
will be inter -connected signals.
INTRODUCTION OF MR. JAMES GUARINO
Mr. James Roemer, City Attorney, introduced Mr. James Guarino from the University
of Notre Dame Government Program who will be working with the City Legal
Department.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made,
seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
ATTEST:
CLERK