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Home My WebLink About1980-12-08 Board of Public Works Minutes December 8 , 1980 Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16, Municipal Building at 7:30 P . M. Present were Chairman Cowell, Secretary Wood , Board Mem- bers DeHart, Fallon , Barker , Superintendent Louanis, Assistant Superintendent Bergeron and Assistant Superintendent McIntire. It was moved, seconded and voted to table the minutes of the meeting of December let . Assistant Superintendent McIntire reviewed the equipment bids indicating that Stoneham Motor would provide the heavy duty batteries and 8 .75 x 16.5 tires as opposed to the 8 .00 x 16. 5 tires requested in the specifications at no extra charge. Mrs. Wood moved to award the contract for three pick-up trucks to Stoneham Motor Company of Stoneham, Massachusetts for the sum of $21 ,994.00 plus a trade-in allowance of $4,509.00 for pick-up trucks #2, #5 and #11. It was seconded. Mr . Barker 1 requested that in the future the specifications indicate rustproof- ing must be for the life of the vehicle. Chairman Cowell called for a vote: 5:0 - the motion carried. Mrs. Wood moved that the contract for one (1) 4-wheel drive truck be awarded to Automotive Truck Center, Inc. of Arlington, Massachusetts in the amount of $9, 100.00 plus a trade-in allow- ance for our present 4-wheel drive pick-up #10. Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted 5:0. Assistant Superintendent McIntire reviewed the bids for e one (1) wheel-type backhoe loader stating that State Equipment bid $8 , 156. on a 1980 International Model 260A which will be man- ufactured for the next three (3) years and parts will be available for 15 years. However , the brakes an the unit are not easily accessible for maintenance, the cooling system has a 14 qt. rather than a 20 qt. capacity as specified, there will be an extra charge of $200.00 for the tire ply requested , the lifting capacity does ' not meet the minimum of 4700#, the bidder is unable to supply a hydraulic oil temperature gauge and it should be noted that de- livery time would be increased from 30 days to 60-75 days if the change in tires was made . Colcord and Son, Inc. , of Haverhill Street, Rowley, Massachusetts bid $12, 799.00 on a 1980 Case 580-C and will supply the 16.9 x 24 tires on the rear as requested at no extra cost to the Town . Colcord maintains an inventory of parts for all equipment sold and in the event the supply is exhausted , it can be replenished in a maximum of three days. Assistant Super- intendent McIntire recommended the purchase of the Case 580-C to the Board. Mrs. Wood moved , Mr . DeHart seconded and it was voted 5:0 to award the contract to Colcord and Son, Inc. of Rowley, Ms. for one Case 580-C (1980) to be equipped with the 16.9 x 24 tires on the rear at the bid price of $12,799.00. Bids were received on December 4, 1980 for the sale of Scrap Metal as follows: E . Martel Plant Dismantling .and Recycling, Inc. $20. 25/ton 37 Jackson St. , Saugus, Ma. 01906 Standley Salvage $18 .50/ton 155 Marblehead Street - No. Reading, Ms. 01864 John C. Tombarello & Sons, Inc. $ 5.00/ton Z07 Marston Street - Lawrence, Ms. 01841 It was moved , seconded and voted 5:0 to award the contract for the Sale of Scrap Metal to E. Martel Plant Dismantling and Recycling, , Inc. the high bidder for the period January 1, 1981 through and including June 30, 1981 . The Board read letter from the law office of William J. Lee , 13 Chestnut Street , Wakefield, Massachusetts to Mrs. Evelyn M. Muise of 13 D Street in Reading concerning the assessment of betterments an Lots 227/230 C Street. Following a brief discussion it was moved , seconded and voted 5:0 to direct the Superintendent to write Mrs. Muise stating that the Board can not consider the request for an abatement until such time as she presents evidence to the Board that the lots in question are not buildable lots. The Board reviewed bill for the month of October from Town Counsel and approved the following: Tankco, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 hours Pitt Pipeline . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40 hours R . Parnell at al v. Reading .80 hours for a total of 11. 1 hours at forty-five dollars per hour or the sum of four hundred and ninety-nine dollars and fifty cents . , ($499.50) . Minutes - continued December 6 , 1980 Meeting adjourned at 8 :32 P . M. and following a meeting as the Board of Survey reconvened at 8: 56 P. M. to discuss the Bud- get for FY-82. Chairman Cowell asked the Superintendent to make his opening remarks for the FY-82 Budget walk through. The Superintendent outlined for the Board the following schedule for the FY-82 Bud- get review: December 80 1980 Board Public Works Maintenance December 159 1980 Board Public Works Maintenance January 5, 1981 Water and Sewer Division January 12, 1981 Rubbish Collection and Landfill January 19, 1981 Capital Items February 3, 1981 Meet with Finance Committee February 19, 1981 Meet with Finance Committee The Superintendent pointed out the budget is being presented in the following categories: the General Maintenance Budget,for the Department , the Water and Sewer Division are income generating divisions, the Rubbish Collection and Landfill are a separate sanitary problem and Capital Items including Road Reconstruction , Drain Construction, Equipment Replacement, Park Construction and State Road Construction. The Superintendent poinedout to the Board that the budget should be prepared as soon as possible and at the same level of effort as the 1981 budget and suggested that the Board make the initial walk through as if Proposition 2'h had not been voted . Hopefully , by the time the budget review has been complete many of the questions surrounding the impact of 2'h will be resolved and the Board should be in a better position to make more intelligent decision concerningthe budget. The Board reviewed the following portion of the budget : Administration, Engineering, Highway Maintenance , Sidewalk Maintenance , Parking Areas, and Drain Maintenance. The Board signed the Payroll for the period ending December 5, and the Bill Roll for December 5, 1980. Meeting adjourned at 10: 30 P . M. Re pectfull y i submitted, Secretary TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF L. Room Louts a' SupMnlmEmf BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS A MUNICIPAL BUILDING READING, MASS. 01ee7 MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex , no. The undersigned , 0oard of Public 'Forks of the Town of r(•ndinn, in Compliance with the provisions of the Cenerel Laws, Chapter PC, as amanded by Chapter 63 of the Acte of 7933, hereby certify that the lists herewith contain the names of persons enninat whom we have made betterment assessments torlether with the location of the lnno benefited by the improvement ano the nature and S- mmint of surh hnttermnnt nnsnssment. Scorer frontaue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 27, 121 .60 Sewer laterals ( 30") . . . . . . . . .T % ,404.35 Such list is certified to you for the purpose of committinn the same to the Tax Sollector, as provided by law. WITNESS our bends this fifteenth day of hecember 1900 A.U. Chairman Secretary ti See Commitment Sheet for List TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF a ROGER WUJUGR. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ! • MUNICIPAL BUILDING •'+.. A� READING, MASS. 0I669 MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, as. The undersigned, Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, in compliance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter DD, as emended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933, hereby certifv that the lists herewith contain the names of persons against whom we have made .- betterment assesomente together with the location of the land benefited by the improvement and the nature and a- mount of such betterment assessment. Sower laterals (70`) . . . . . . . . $ 505.33 Such list is certified to you for the purpose of committing the some to the Tax Collector, as provided by lnw. WITNESS our hands this fifteenth day of Decem- ber 19RD A. D. _ Chairman Secretary See Commitment Sheet for List s