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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-11-17 I I I Bozeman, Montana 17 November 1971 The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, Municipal Building, l7 November 1971, at 1:15 o'clock p.m. Present were Mayor Langohr, Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Lehrkind, Commissioner Vollmer, Commissioner Sedivy, Acting City Manager Keyes, Acting City Attorney O'Connell and the Clerk. Mayor Langohr opened the meeting with a prayer and the following proceedings were had: Minutes of the regular meeting held 10 November 1971 were approved as read. Award of Contract for Cemetery Shop Building: The consulting engineers Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc., having completed their study of the bids submitted for the construction of the new Cemetery Shop Building and having prepared a final tabu- lation of the bids recommended that Edsall Construction Company, Bozeman, be awarded the contract on the basis of their low bid in the amount of $28,954.00 it being the lowest bid and conforming ~-1i.th the specifications as contained in the "Call for Bids." Following a discussion, the Commission concurred in the recommendation of the consulting engineers Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc., and it was moved by Commissioner Vollmer, seconded by Comm- issioner Sedivy, that they award the contract for the construction of the Cemetery Shop Building to Edsall Construction Company and that the bid security be retumed to the unsuccessful bidder. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Commissioner Voll- mer, Commissioner Sedivy, Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Lehrkind and Mayor Langohr; those voting No, none. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Grabow, that the Mayor and Clerk of the Commission be authorized and directed to sign the contract for the City of Bozeman and Edsall Construction Company be authorized to proceed with the construction of the Cemetery Building and that the bid security be returned to Edsall Construction Company and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Commissioner Sedivy, Commissioner Grabow, Comm- issioner Lehrkind, Commissioner Vollmer and Mayor Langohr; those voting No, none. I~L~~~_ Bond - City Seryice ~lumbing and Heating: In compliance with Chapter 15 of the Bozeman Municipal Code, the Plumbing and Heating License bond of City Service Plumbing and Heating, Billings, was presented. The Acting City Manager stated the Building Inspector had recommended the approval of the above mentioned bond and the Acting City Attorney had approved the bond as to form. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Comm- issioner Grabow, that the bond be approved and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Commissioner Sedivy, Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Lehrkind, Comm- issioner Vollmer and Mayor Langohr; those voting No, none. R'=.J?..9r~.1. Librarian Fluoridation The Acting City Manager commented on the above reports and recommended the approval thereof. It was moved by Commissioner Grabow, seconded by Commissioner Lehrkind, that the reports be approved and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Lehrkind, Commissioner Vollmer, Commissioner Sedivy, And Mayor Langohr; those voting No, none. ~.g.:1_~_qi~da1. Improvement District No. 502 Bonds - $lf50,OOO.q.,Q: This was the time and place set for the sale of the bonds of Special Improvement Di.strict No. 502. Affidavit of publication of the notice of sale of the bonds was presented. The Mayor and the Acting City Manager outlined the proceedure for conducting this bond sale. All bidders concurred in the recommendation, that the bonds be in denominations of $1,000.00 and stated that the amount of the bonds to be sold for Special Improvement District No. 502 would be in the amount of $450,000.00 as advertised. Mayor Langohr announced the City was ready to conduct the oral bidding on the bonds and the following bidders qualified by depositing with the Clerk of the Commission the necessary bid secutity. BIDDER REPRESENTING Gere Huf ford D. A. Davidson & Co., Great Falls, Mon t. Robert Bleck Grande & Company, Spokane, Washington Robert G. Davis Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Minneapolis, Minn. The lowest effective interest rate accruing to the City of Bozeman offered as oral bids were as follows: 1-97 :l98 BIDDER INTEREST RATE D. A. Davidson & Co., 5.60 Plus $1,100.00 Grande & Company 5.50 Plus 500.00 Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood 5.50 Plus 600.00 Following the recommendation of the Director of Finance, concurred in by the Acting City Manager, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Grabow, that the bid of Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood, Minneapolis, being the lowes t bid and bes t bid submitted, the sale of the bonds be awarded to Piper Jaffray and Hopwood of Minneapolis and the bid security of the unsuccessful bidders be returned and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Commissioner Sedivy, Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Vollmer, Commissioner Lehrkind and Mayor Langohr; those voting No, none. A~.Jard of Contract SID No. 502, C. H. Schmid, Inc., - $535,908.64: Pursuant to approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and subsequent to the successful sale of bonds for the construction of Trunkline System Watermains for the westerly portion of Bozeman SID No. 502 WSF-MT-08-00-0017 in the amount of $450,000.00, engineers representing con- sultant Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc., recommended that C. W. Schmid, Inc., Missoula, Montana, be awarded the contract on tne basis of their low bid in the amount of $535,908.64 for Schedule !, II, III and IV of this project. The Acting City Manager concurred in the recommendation of the consultant engineers and it was moved by Commissioner Grabow, seconded by Commissioner Lehrkind, that the contract be awarded to C. W. Schmid, Inc., Missoula, on the basis of their bid as noted above and that C. W. Schmid, Inc., be given authority to proceed with the construction of the Trunkline System Watermains for the westerly portion of Bozeman SID No. 502 and the motion was carried by the following Aye and no vote: those voting Aye being Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Lehrkind, Commissioner Vollmer, Commissioner Sedivy and Mayor Langohr; those voting No, none. proclamation "K~lub Week", 28 November to L~ December 1971: Mayor Langohr announced his proclamation designating the week of 28 November to Lf December as "Key Club Week" in the City of Bozeman and urged all citizens to make themselves aware of the group and support the efforts of the young men of this organization who are fitting themselves to be better more responsible citizens when they take their places in the adult world. It was moved by Commiss- ioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Grabow, that the Mayors proclamation be endorsed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Commissioner Sedivy, Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Lehrkind, Commissioner Vollmer and Mayor Langohr; those voting I I No, none. Reques~.2.! C':llvert in Alley B~~een North 10th and North 11th & Beall - Dr.. Tom FellO\.Js: A letter received from Dr. Thomas Fellows requesting that a culvert be placed in an irrigation canal which runs parallel and adjacent to Beall Street, between North Tenth and North Eleventh Avenue was presented. Following a discussion, it was moved by Commissioner Lehrkind, secondby Commissioner Vollmer, that the request be tabled for a period of one week for an on the ground inspection and further study. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Commiss- ioner Lehrkind, Commissioner Vollmer, Commissioner Sedivy, Commissioner Grabow and Mayor Langohr; those voting No, none Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, it was moved by Commissioner Vollmer, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that the meeting be adjourned and the motion was carried by the following Aye and Novote: those voting Sedivy, Commissioner Grabow, Commissioner Lehrkind and Ma DO I ATTEST: of the City Commission