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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-09-02 Board of Public Works Minutes SEPTEMBER 2, 1970 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT 7:30 P.M. IN BOOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN WHITE, SECRETARY COCHRANE, BOARD MEMBER WATT AND SUPERINTENDENT LOUANIS. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED. THE BOARD DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION - 1971 . MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REQUEST CHAPTER 90 FUNDS FOR THE CONTINUED RECONSTRUCTION OF HAVERHILL STREET. THE BOARD CONFERRED WITH BRIAN HOGAN, PROJECT MANAGER, AND PHILIP CIANTRIS, ENGINEERING ASSISTANT OF ' METC+LF & EDDY, INC. MR. CIANTRIS EXPLAINED THE DRAWINGS AND ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS TO BE USED IN THE PHASE 2 SPECI- FICATIONS. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT 8:00 P.M. REGARDING THE PETITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COM- PANY TO PLACE BURIED CABLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ASH STREET: SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE, SOUTHEASTERLY FROM EXISTING POLE 7/13 TO PROPOSED HAND- HOLE SHOWN AS C, APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE (2545) FEET OF UNDERGROUND BURIED CABLE. ALSO, THREE (3) HANDHOLES (A, B & C). ASH STREET SOUTHEASTERLY FROM PROPOSED HANDHOLE BROOK STREET d' SHOWN AS C, TO BE LOCATED ASH STREET SUMMER AVENUE: SOUTHWESTERLY SIDE, EXTENDING INTO BROOK STREET SOUTHEASTERLY SIDE, CON- TINUING . SOUTHEASTERLY THENCE SOUTH- WESTERLY TO THE WESTERLY SIDE THENCE SOUTHERLY EXTENDING INTO SUMMER AVENUE TO A DEAD END IN SOUTHERLY SIDE, APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN HUN- DRED AND FIFTY FIVE (1355) FEET OF UNDERGROUND BURIED CABLE FIVE PERSONS ATTENDED THE HEARING. NR. COOLEY REPRESENTED THE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND ADVISED THE ABUTTERS THAT THE INSTALLATION WOULD BE TWO-THIRDS OF A MILE OF BURIED CABLE AND 95% WOULD BE IN THE SIDEWALK AREA. IT WOULD PROVIDE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO THE HIGH RISE APARTMENT HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE CORNER OF SUMMER AVENUE AND BROOK STREET. THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD WOULD CONSIST OF 30 DAYS. THE AREA WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE EXISTING CONDITION, IN- CLUDING SIDEWALKS. , NOBODY WAS OPPOSED TO THE INSTALLATION. THE BOARD APPROVED AND SIGNED THE PLAN. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, IT WAS SECONDED AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE THE MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS NR. HOGAN WISHED TO PRESENT THE ENGINEERS ' ESTIMATE ON PHASE 2 AND FELT IT WOULD NOT BE WISE TO MAKE THIS FIGURE PUBLIC BEFORE THE BIDS WERE TAKEN. THE MEETING CONTINUED IN OPEN SESSION. NR. HOGAN PRESENTED NETCALF & EDDY 'S PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SPELLED OUT IN THE EXISTING CONTRACT UNDER SECTION 2.4. IT WAS MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AUTHORIZE NETCALF & EDDY, INC. TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUC- TION SERVICES. BRIAN HOGAN ALSO PRESENTED THE ESTIMATED COST FOR RESIDENT REPRESENTATION ON THE PROJECT AT ALL TIMES AND SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD BUDGET $20, 000. 00 FOR THIS SERVICE. HE WOULD BE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER INSURING THAT THE INTENT OF THE CONTRACT IS FULFILLED. THE BOARD DEFERRED ACTION UNTIL A FUTURE DATE. MR. HOGAN ALSO RE- PORTED TO THE BOARD THAT IT WAS ANTICIPATED THE ENGINEER- ING SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF PHASES 1 AND 2, CHECKING- SHOP DRAWINGS, AND ASSEMBLING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION IN- STRUCTIONS WOULD EXCEED THE UPSET LIMIT BY $15, 000. 00. THE REASON FOR THIS INCREASE WAS THE CHANGE IN SCOPE OF ' THE PROJECT AS A RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. THIS NECESSITATED A CHANGE FROM WATER SCRUBBERS TO ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS. A DIS- CUSSION ENSUED RELATIVE TO THE DETAILS WHICH RESULTED IN AN INCREASED COST OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THERE WERE SUFFICIENT REASONS TO CONSIDER THE COST BEYOND THE UPSET LIMIT. METCALF & EDDY, INC. WAS ASKED TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR COST AND REPORT TO THE BOARD. READ LETTER FROM JOHN W. SEARS, COMMISSIONER, M.D. C. , ENCLOSING COPY OF A REPORT RECEIVED FROM COFFIN & RICHARDSON, INC. , CONSULTING ENGINEERS, ON THE WATER SUP- PLY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF WOBURN AND THE TOWNSOF BEDFORD, BURLINGTON, NORTH READING, READING, STONEHAM AND WAKEFIELD. IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMATION AND ' WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE DATE. READ LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN REQUEST- ING RECOMMENDATIONS ON TWO PARCELS OF LAND. IT WAS THE SUPERINTENDENTS OPINION THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD NO USE FOR EITHER PARCEL, NAMELY RNOLLWOOD ROAD - ASSESSORS ' PLAT 35, LOTS B AND 7, AND DUNBAR ROAD - ASSESSORS ' PLAT 137, LOT 9. THERE IS A LARGE POND ON LOT 7 INOLLWOOD ROAD AND SHOULD SHE LOT BE SOLD, A. LOUANIS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOWN OF READING BE GIVEN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT BY THE NEW OWNER AND HE BE REQUIRED TO PIPE THE EXISTING DITCH THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LOT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BOARD ' OF PUBLIC WORKS. MR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED THAT THE LAND BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE TOWN BE GIVEN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND THE EXISTING DITCH BE PIPED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. READ NOTE FROM THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN REQUESTING THE BOARD TO PURSUE FURTHER THE MATTER OF CREATING A SUIT- ABLE PARK TO BE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF FORMER TREE WARDEN MAURICE H. DONEGAN. IT WAS AGREED TO ARRANGE A MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 24 TO DISCUSS VARIOUS PIECES OF BUSI- NESS, AMONG WHICH WILL BE THE AFOREMENTIONED ITEM. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE SANITARY SEWER BIDS RE- CEIVED AND OPENED ON AUGUST 20 AS FOLLOWS: LASS. CONSTRUCTION CO. ,IMC. $167, 520. 00 T. D. SULLIVAN & SONS CO. 201. 682. 00 N. C. ALLEN CONST. CO. 206, 311. 00 FANTONI CG. , INC. 208, 707. 00 ANTHONY BROS. CONST. CO. 227, 758. 00 NODERN CONTINENTAL CONST. CO. 229, 451. 00 C. REPPUCCI & SONS 259, 374. 00 NR. COCHRANE MOVED, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AWARD THE CONTRACT - #70-5 - FOR MAIN TRUNK SANITARY SEWER IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO MASS. CONSTRUCTION CO. , INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $167, 520. 00. READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH REFERENCE ' TO AN INCREASE IN FRONTAGE ASSESSMENT, MR, COCHRANE MOVED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDATION OF $4. 00 PER FOOT FOR EACH ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER, MR. WATT SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED. READ LETTER FROM MICHEL-LATHER, INC. REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PRESS RELEASE ON THE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPI- TATORS BEING USED IN THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL INCINERATOR. MR. WATT MOVED THAT THE BOARD GO ALONG WITH THE FAVORABLE ADVANCE PUBLICITY PROVIDING MICHEL-LATHER, INC. WILL GIVE THE TOWN EQUAL PUBLICITY AT THEIR EXPENSE IN THE EVENT IT ENCOUNTERS ANY OPERATING DIFFICULTIES WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT AFTER START UP. IT WAS SECONDED AND VOTED. 1 MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:05 P.M. RESPECTFULLY UQED, S C ARY