HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-06-30 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard of Public Works Meeting of June 30, 1986 Page 1
A meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 11 of the
Community Center, 52 Sanborn Street, Reading, Ma. Present were Chairman
Hampson, Board Members Barker, Griffin and Nitzsche and Asst. Supt.
William A. Redford.
Also present were the following members of the newly appointed
Community Planning and Development Commission; Mr. Dan Ensminger and Mr.
David Goodemote.
It was mvoed, seconded and voted 4:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works Meeting of June 16, 1986 as amended.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Survey meeting of June 16, 1986 as amended.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 that Sheet No. 8, Bill No. 9 for
a 70% lateral for James Whalen, 109 Colburn Road, Plat 153, Lot 15 dated
June 30, 1986 in the amount of $247.94 be committed to the Tax Collector
and betterments assessed accordingly.
The Board adjourned temporarily at 7:45 P.M. to meet as the Board of
Survey.
The Board reconvened in Room 16 of the Town Hall at 9:10 P.M.
Assistant Supt. Ted McIntire joined the meeting.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the contract for Dump
Trucks be awarded to truck Centers, Inc., 230 Southampton Street, Boston,
Ma. 02118 in the amount of 475,927.73 for two (2) 1986 International Model
1954 Dump Trucks as per their bid dated June 12, 1986.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the contract for Sand/Salt
Spreaders be awarded to C.N. Wood Co., Inc., 326 Commercial Street, Malden
Ma. in the amount of $8,588.00 for two (2) 1986 Swenson model EVS-10-84-54
Truck Body Mounted Hydraulic Sand/Salt Spreaders as per their bid dated
June 11, 1986.
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It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the Contract for Snow
Plows be awarded to Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., 75 Concord Street, No.
Reading, Ma. 01864 in the amount of $5,964.00 for two (2) Baker Flink
Snow Plows as per their bid dated June 6, 1986.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the contract for a four
door sedan be awarded to 128 Sales, Inc., 230 John Street, Reading, Ma.
01867 in the amount of $10,000.00 for a 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
Four-Door Sedan as per their bid dated June 24, 1986.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that a letter be sent to the
Board of Selectmen that there is a surplus of $16,000.00 in the Equipment
Account and that they should consider the readvertisement and award for
two additional spreaders and snow plows as they may deem reasonable.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the Contract for Bituminous
Concrete Materials be awarded to Heffron Asphalt Co., Salem Street - Rt.
62, P.O. Box 162, Wilmington, Ma. 01887 for the unit prices listed above Y
as per their bid dated June 25, 1986, subject to their supplying a $10,000
materials bond as required.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that Contract No. 86-14, Cleaning,
Redeveloping, and Backflushing Existing Wells & Well Repairs, be awarded
to D.L. Maher Co., 71 Concord Street, P.O. Box 127, No. Reading, Ma. in
the amount of $23,094.00 as per their bid dated June 20, 1986 subject to
their supplying the necessary Performance and Payment Bonds and Certificate
of Insurance.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the Contract for Sand,
Gravel and Stone, etc. be awarded to the low bidder, Heffron Materials,
68 Witner Street, P.O. Box 176, No. Reading, Ma. 01864 for a total
"at plant" of $47,675.00 and a total "delivered" of $57,300.00 as per
their bid of June 25, 1986 subject to their supplying the necessary
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$10,000.00 materials bond as per the specifications.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the Board award Contract
86-11 "Lawn Construction" to Quirk Cosntruction of Wakefield, Ma. in
accordance with their bid, and subject to their procurement of the required
payment and performance bonds.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that Cotnract No. 86-12 - Chain
Link Fence Construction be awarded to Cleveland Fence Co. of Stoneham,
Ma. in the amount of $7,765.00 subject to their procurement of the
required payment and performance bonds.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the Chairman of the Board
of Public Works be authorized to sign all the aforementioned contracts
on behalf of the BPW.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that the Board formally accept
the Aquifer Protection Plan as submitted by Metcalf & Eddy.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0 that Lilah Lane be renamed
Sanborn Lane, and that this have no bearing on the acceptance of the old
"Sanborn Lane".
The Board signed the Payroll and the Billroll for the period ending
June 27, 1986.
It was moved and seconded that the Board of Public Works adjourn
Sine Die at 9:49 P.M. and Chairman Hampson polled the Board as follows:
Mr. Nitzsche - aye
Mr. Griffin - aye
Mr. Barker - aye
Mr. Boucher - aye
Mr. Hampson - aye
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary