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The Agenda Review Session of the Board of Public Works was convened at 10:35 a.m. on
December 6, 2018, by Board President Gary A. Gilot with Board Members Elizabeth Maradik,
and Therese Dorau present. Board Members Suzanna Fritzberg and James Mueller were absent.
Also present was Attorney Clara McDaniels. Board of Public Works Clerk, Linda M. Martin,
presented the Board with a proposed agenda of items presented by the public and by City Staff.
Board members discussed the following item(s) from the agenda.
- Award Bid — Fat Daddy's Building Demolition
Mr. Dave Relos, Community Investment, stated this bidder, R&R Excavating, was the low
bidder and is below the budget. He noted they will save the granite and terra cotta medallions on
the building. Mr. Gilot suggested on future projects they might consider taking molds and
recasting the medallions instead.
- QPA Purchase — Gametime
Mr. Patrick Sherman, VPA, stated this QPA purchase is for free standing playground items. He
noted purchasing through the QPA provided a $26,000 discount plus $15,000 of free shipping.
Mr. Gilot asked which park this is for. Mr. Sherman stated there are nine (9) parks affected.
Attorney McDaniels stated there should be an agreement that goes with this purchase that needs
to be run through legal.
- QPA Purchase — Network Solutions, Inc.
Mr. Dan O'Connor, IT, stated this is for a fleet refresh of approximately seventy (70) wireless
access points nearing end of life and support agreements. Mr. Shawn Delahanty, IT, added they
are all at least ten (10) years old.
- Service Agreement — Digital Defense Inc.
Mr. O'Connor stated this agreement is for additional security features that includes a portal that
will notify IT staff of errors so they can fix them. Mr. Gilot questioned if there is any password
security included, noting that seems to be a big security threat lately. Mr. O'Connor stated they
have a great social engineering feature available that isn't included in this agreement but could
be added.
- Special Purchase — Emergency Radio Services
Mr. Harvey Mills, South Bend Police Department, stated the Police department received a grant
of $50,000 being used for this purchase. He confirmed these are for Motorola radios.
- Bid Award — Wastewater Plant Electrical Improvements
Mr. Jacob Klosinski, Wastewater, stated the award on this project is to the second lowest bidder
due to the low bidder using the wrong forms that were updated by an addendum. Mr. Gilot asked
if these changes by addendum were material changes to the bid that were not addressed by the
bidder. Mr. Klosinki confirmed that to be the case.
- Amendment to Professional Services Agreement — Arcadis, U.S., Inc.
Mr. Klosinski stated this amendment is for disinfection pilot testing to check chlorine impact
time. He noted the State standards requires fifteen (15) minutes, but Wastewater is trying to
show they can meet disinfection standards in less time. He noted if they can show that, there is
the potential for less requirements for future upgrades. Mr. Klosinski stated this stress testing is
based on Consent Decree recommendations made during the Long Term Control Plan
evaluation. Mr. Gilot asked if they will also calculate and assess the higher chlorine and sulfur
dioxide as a result of shorter impact time. Mr. Klosinski confirmed that is part of the testing.
- Professional Services Agreement — EmNet
Mr. Kieran Fahey, Director of CSO, stated this agreement is for five (5) projects to take the
current smart sewer technology to the next level. He noted they are looking at every line that
doesn't have a smart line. He noted this is the first step in the upgrade of the technology to the
next level.
- Municipal Advisory Services — H.J. Umbaugh
Mr. Fahey stated this is for a rate study on LTCP financing for the future. He noted they will
look at every option for funding including creating service charges, bond issue, grant or loan, and
all sources and resources in the city.
- Agreement — U.S. Department of the Army and Department of Interior
Mr. Fahey stated this agreement is due to the 2018 flooding. He noted the City is responsible for
50% of the costs with the Federal government covering all other costs. He stated they will gather
depth and flood stage levels from the river starting at the Wastewater Plant towards impacted
neighborhoods. He explained they will identify flood areas and at what depth they will flood. Mr.
Gilot suggested he review an agreement done back in 2012 with Lawson Fisher of a study on the
damn, adding it might be helpful.
- Access Permit — Indiana Michigan Power
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Ms. Becca Plantz, Engineering, stated this permit is for access to city property for soil borings
for a proposed electric transmission line route. Mr. Gilot asked if they are choosing a path
without trees. Ms. Plantz confirmed there are no trees in the location, just green space. Attorney
McDaniels asked if I & M provided the permit. Ms. Plantz stated they did. Attorney McDaniels
stated it would need to be reviewed by legal.
- Opening of Quotations — South Bend Civic Theater Alleyway Repaving
Ms. Maradik questioned if this includes bollards and if so, who is installing and removing them.
She noted the City doesn't usually approve bollards and only the city can close public right-of-
way. Ms. Brach confirmed they are part of this repaving but she was not aware of who was
responsible for closure. The Board noted they have denied them previously with the exception of
Eddy Commons where there is an agreement with the management on closure and at the Morris
Performing Arts, a city -owned entity. It was noted the Morris is still required to get Board
approval to close the street.
- Change Order — J.C. Lauber Site Improvements
Mr. Kyle Silveus, Engineering, stated Change Order No. 1 is due to the decision to use concrete
instead of asphalt. He noted they received a good price for better material. He stated Change
Order No. 2 is for the addition of drywells to help with water drainage in problem areas.
- Change Order — Lincoln Way East Corridor Improvements
Mr. Silveus stated this Change Order is due to the discovery of guardrails puncturing a storm line
along Lincoln Way. Mr. Gilot asked how deep the storm sewer was. Mr. Silveus stated it was not
very deep, just a couple of feet.
- Change Order - Erskine Clubhouse Renovation
Mr. Silveus stated this increase was due to unforeseen conditions. He explained they had to do
repairs and replace the gutter on the south side when they removed it and found damage
underneath.
No other business came before the Board. Upon a motion by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Ms.
Maradik and carried, the meeting adjourned at 11:23 a.m.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Gary A. Gilot, President
Elizabeth A. Maradik, Member
Therese J. Dorau, Member
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R GULAR MEETING DECEMBER 11 2018
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:37 a.m. on Tuesday,
December 11, 2018, by Board President Gary A. Gilot, with Board Members Elizabeth Maradik,
and Therese Dorau present. Board Members Suzanna Fritzberg, and James Mueller were absent.
Also present was Board Attorney Clara McDaniels.
APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MF,TING
Upon a motion made by Ms. Maradik, seconded by Ms. Dorau and carried, the Minutes of the
Agenda Review Session, Regular Meeting and Claims Meeting of the Board held on November
21, November 27 and December 4, 2018, were approved.