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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/1918 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MinutesBoard met in special session.at 10:15 A. M. Xr. John F. De Haven absent Bids were received, opened and, read for the pavement imprbvement on Partgge Avenue from alley north of Kinyon Street to the City Limits, Bid of H. N. Barnes. Cement curb, per lin ft... ..,...:.............30 .Grading, per cu, yd..............so A seven: inch concrete pavement per sq. yd......2.03 Six inches rolled gravel per sq. yd............ .40 8 inch conduit pipe, per l nft ................ .75 Storm cater inlets, each ..... .1..00.00..0.0.0009.00 Resetting inlets, each ........................2.00 Resetting manhole covers......: ....... . ....... . .2. 00 Certified check for $1, 403.00 Bid of the White Construction Company. Grading, per cu. yd...........`................ .98 Asphalt roadway Trinidad Natural Lake Asphalt, as per sample on file, per sq. yd.... 2.26 For gravel roadway, per sq. yd................ .68 Asphaltic concrete per sq. yd.: ................. 2.05 8 inch conduit pipe, per lin it .............. .85 Storm water inlets, complete.,. 8.00 Uarginal curb, pr lin ft...................... .35 Resetting inlets, each.... 0..** ............. 0* 2.00 Resetting manhole covers, each................ 2.00 Check for $1,403.00 The Board approved of the following preliminary order on above pavements. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Portage Avenue from lat. alley north of Kinyon Street to the north City Limits, with Sheet Asphalt, Wooden Block,' Brick - , Bitulithic, Asphaltic Concrete or concrete, in pursuance to resolutiion No. 579, this being the day for receiving and opening bids, the Board at 10:00 A.M. #*clock publicly opened, read and considered all bids. And thereupon the Board designated Sheet Asphalt as the kind of pavement with which said street is to be improved and fixes the 4th.1, day of September 1918 as the time when petitions must be filed, and the Board hereby eon t inues this matter until the 4th.', day of September 1918 at 10- 00 A.M. and all bids are hereby referred to the City Engineer for tabulation and report as to the lowest and best bid. 'On the day above named the Board will either pass on petitions, let said contract, or reject ill bids. Dated this 23rd. day of August 1918. Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. G. A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER Board of JRublic Works. In the matter of the Wddening of Oakland Street from St. Joseph River to Mishawaka Avenue under Ceud-mna.tion Resolution No . 51. adopted by the Board June 19th. ,1918, the Board order6d the City C iv it Engineer to make roll of awards of damages and assessments of benefits an said widenAng of - Oakland Street on the basis of $_402.50 benefits _ to the property on the east side of Oakland Street between Mishawaka, Avenuo and St. Joseph River and $402.50 benefits to lots abutting on the west side of Oakland Street from Mishawaka Avenue to Si. Joseph River to conform to report of appraisers heretofore filed. 287 Bid of Bruno De Peape on repairs is East La Salle Avenue Pipe sewer. from 1st. ally east 8f St. Peter Street to the first alley west of St. Peter Street, 18 inch pipe , p.r tin ft..................... .$5.85 6 inch pipe, per lin f t ...................... .85 Reduce One Dollar and ten cents ($1.10) for City providing 18 inch pipe. Brick to be delivered by City. Contract awarded on the above prices and signed ii,nd a-pproved as follows: - Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for pavement on Harvey Street from Allen Street to Blaine Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 568. In the City of South Bend, Ind is na . Resolved, that notices as to the assessments as required by statues be published for six c onsec ut ive days Lin the South Bend Daily Tribune, c ommenc ing on the 26th., day of Augu:3t 1918, stating thatthis Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its off ice in the City Hall on the 4th. , day of September 1918 at 7:15 P.M. .Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contract be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed . Notice of this resolution s ha 11 be pub 1 is hed on the 26th. , day of August 1918 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Bo and will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall can the 4th.,' day of September 1918 at 7: 15 P.M. Mr. E . A. Coates of the Williston Construction Company appeared before the Board add requested an estansion of two weeks on Blaine Avenue contract, between Portage Avenue and.Lincoln Way West. Same granted until September 5th.01918. The Bayard instructed clerk to notify plumbers to submit bids for the following work in the City Hall. To place one coil in Hallway of the Detective department. One coil in deteettse off ice. Three coils in police squad room together with all pipes .in same and in poli-ce garage wrapped with asbestos rapping Chas. Johnson, janitor to have supervision, over all plumbing work and to o. k-. all bills. The following contract was approved by the Board PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT, This Agrement _ Made and entered into this 23rd. day of August 1918 by and between Bruno De Peape of the County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana* (hereinafter referred to as the " Contractor"), and the City of South Bend, in the County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana,, by and through its...Board of Public Works, (herein- after reff'rred to as the " City"), under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of the Stat of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905, and all amendatory and supplement& 1 act thereto:- Witnesseth, that the contractor covenants and agrees to Repair pipe sewer on East Ls Salle Avenue from the alley east of Vt. Peter Street to the alley crest of St. Peter Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana at and for the following prices:- 18 inch pipe sewer, per lin ft.................... $ 5.85 6 inch pipe sewer, per lin ft.................... .85 The above bid to be reduced One Dollar and ten cents per lin ft. ($1.10) providing -the City furnishe all 18inch pipe, and the City to deliver all bi.ick for relaying pavement. Contractor to relay pavement taken up. ,. } ,{1 .. 42d to perform all wd k iti the prosecution d� said i lnaement under ato aomM* to the'terias and con- ditions of ImRrovement Rrscrhision No. .. ...... a�tiopted by the. Board of Public `1Vor s...,,_,.... __..�.,, and `he plan ,,profile a"'? Specifica`;ons on file =-t t�+e ofi ee of the Lega-tmmt. of Public Works, whi,h said rebolution, p'ans,profle an:d, specifi:arions are. made .a part hereof as fully and effectually as if copied and se, out herein at f-oll length, "^ ^, contractor: farther eepresrly covenants ald a Ps that in the prosecution of said work all proper skill i care . • `l ehe er rc%b tl: h ; ; .`z r:r, o^ :- d t• all excavations and dangerous places, and :=t use s?t due a*id pr„oor pr °. t = or :t.j1),).ry f,) ;y person 1* pro }, rty3 , that i i 1,hf, evn it nK any 1-1jury or datnhge fesdst`ung #rhx5s t w��' ar r from P.--v-ctlf.r or'thin,g cr arising therefrom, to� any person or property, he s �11 pay are+ liovidate the same at his own expense, and a-,- sutne the liability therefor; and in, the event of,,any.cla:ri, or claims beir..g made or any action or actions b�=ng &ln brboght ast the city by reason., on "account of`;or growing out of s-id work or its construction, th=> sa;,i contractor;.vKill at his own expense defend the same, and v I pay any judgment recovered therein, and vain in all respects -fully indemnify and ave hannless..said city, its officers, agents or representatives from all cost, expense; ps�aent or ,judgment remift. Od m eoiinection acith such claim or claims, action or actions.. And 4within. ten dad i ,;iffi i -any such act3ota ip`b.'. the city shall; notify the contractor of the pendency thereof, then arty �udgi6ent ,reader d agaiifst,'the city A ..lk be;�eanClusive agmnst the contractor snd'against the surety ^�,u :, � ts�txor�: board, 'as to"th'e ziitzouzat,. li�b#Hl ry i nd, other matters: pertaining thereto And the con€ra:cfer agrees to io4arntaui said impruf.ztrent a--G. r,.14.- such repairs as i:.ay .e neee+sss:r•y'' =' the -period and in the manner a.. ed by, the sgeefficatione, and to SM-re the waintenaicce and repair thereof to file with. the Berard of Public orks a bond t-;ith sufficient surety thereon and in an amount "as oted by the specifications. And in .doing such repair work the�.:antractor. and the surety on his guarantee bond shall be webject to the same liability to the city and any other person for any injury or damage to any pers,t n or prop- erty in the same manner and to the'same extent as is fixed in the last preceding paragraph covering the con- structiorr wore:. A_nd it is .further agreed by and between > said parties that the acceptance of the work provided for in this contract, or the payment thereof,, shall not constitute a waSver on the part of the city of any of the provis ious of this contract, nor shall it release_ said contractor or the sureties on his bond for the faithful perform-- ance. thereof ; nor shall- the acceptance ,be pprima facie evidence of the performance of any provision of this contract, ea:cept to the extent of entitling the contractor to the contract price therefor. The eontiractor agrees to pay f,6r-in labor and:.materials used or furnished to §g used in the making of such improvement. and in the performance of this contract, whethef done, or $lsrnished for hire, or his agent, assignee, successor or subconiracibr-,, and the, city may -reserve put of arty allowance made on any estimate in favor of the contractor or s assig3*, or out of the:amount'due hitn or�lus assigise upon the completion of. the work, so.much.as marjjie necessary to pay all laborers at materiar .men for amounts due therm for work done or auifieniala ,used or, # i;hed. to , be ,usad iri the performat►�Ce of tl>;a contrsot and the doing of said worita, and the +n* tYeasurer, wing ss tity treasurer, -pia retain money collected from property n•�*ners al essed far saicj arttgroVemeat tO ptty sucla debts or uvdl t o obs►iraetor shows that they have been ail ru' sa; earth, and uni-scd material in tAe streets or aides tht-roof AVAon the ,mnro• Qil1 i.it or the. repa;ring thet'eof. The work of lra><iry s+irh impr".vw�tttent shall be cpmjSl.eted according to the terms of this contract on or b fore the._ -•--.......... .. ..---.. day of ........ �................................:.... ........, 19.-,...... m, unless the time for the cornple*;on of the sar. sh�.l: be extended to writing�by the Board of Public Works. And it is.agreed that any such extension of tine, or any alteration of this contract or of the manner or meth- od of doing such work shall in no *ay affect the duties, obligations or.liabilities of the contractor or his sure- ties It is agreed that the -contractor shall not assign this contract; or sub -let the work or any part thereof to be done hereunder, without the written conse:it of the Board of Public iWorks: `It is further -agreed and stipulated that the contractor ,shall give to residents of said city and county preference yin the employment of all labor necessary in the performance of this contract, and failing to do $0, shall forfeit to: the city the sum of ten 'dollars P*r .each;�re -to observe this stipulation. And upon the performance of all the terms *" conditions of this contract, and things to be alone -and performed by said aunt pr: he -Maid city agrees to, cause the cost of doing such work to be assessed, col- lected and paid fo'said f€or itt raazitner �Y�{- ` by the statute governing the making of such improve- rnents. 4yO i To each of he Bond bonssoutract, inaludlog all and singular the provisions and terms -of the pla&, profile, per 8 gesdutjoa afpresaid, thi'-=dtiv1Xued` binds-440ulf or itself, the respectivt successor Orr; IN TESTMON3? WHEREOP9 `We, the '-foregoing named parties , hereunto sot our hands this ..23rd: A$y• fl4-.Augut1.918. y _ BRUNO DE t EAPE Contraet or. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IND IANA, By G. A. ELLIOTT_ H. F. ROSTISER Its Board of Public Works.