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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-03-16 Board of Public Works Minutes March 16, 1981 ' 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 Members DeHart, Fallon , Barker , Superintendent Louanis, William Redford of the Engineering Division and H . Theodore Cohen, Town Counsel . Chairman Cowell requested the Board go into Executive Ses- sion to discuss an impending legal matter with the intention of reconvening in open session and polled the Board as follows: Mr . Barker - In favor Mr. Fallon - In favor Mr. DeHart - In favor Mrs. Wood - In favor Mr. Cowell - In favor The Board returned to open session at 9 : 10 P . M. and began its review of the bids received on February 24, 1981 for ser- vices and materials used by the Forestry Division. Mrs. Wood moved , Mr . DeHart seconded and it was voted 5:0:0 to award the contract for Aerial Spraying to Bay Colony Helicop- ters, Inc. , Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Ma . 02361 in the amount of $3, 280.00 or $8 .20 per acre . Bids were received from three nurseries for trees and shrubs and Mrs. Wood moved, Mr . DeHart seconded and it was voted 5:0:0 to award the contract to the low bidder in each instance, as follows : Bigelow Nurseries - 455 W. Main St. Northboro, Ma, 01532 10 Seedless Ash $ 200.00 10 Shademaster Locust 225.00 10 Sugar Maples 270.00 10 Greenspire Linden 220.00 1 Pin Oak 115.00 $ 1,030 .00 Cherry Hill Nurseries, Inc. , W. Newbury , Me . 01985 10 Norway Maples $ 220.00 10 Red Maples 220.00 10 Bradford Pear 270.00 1 Sugar Maple 105.00 ' 1 Emerald Queen Maple 90.00 $ 905 .00 The Board reviewed the bids received on Pesticides and Herbi- cides and following a brief discussion the contract was broken into three parts and awarded as follows: It was moved , seconded and voted 5:0:0 to award the first portion of the contract as follows: Hartney Spray Corp. 5 Gallons Krenite $ 185.00 Pleasant Street 5 5 " drums Amizine 372.50 Norwood, Me. 02062 5 1 " drum Surfactant WK 82.50 $ 640.00 It was moved, seconded and voted 4: 1:0 to award the second portion of the contract as follows: John D. Lyon, Inc. 2 25# Containers Rapid-gro 73.50 143 Alewife Brook Pkwy. 5 5 gal. drums Nu-Film 17 Cambridge , Ms. 02140 sticker 363.75 $ 437. 25 It was moved, seconded and voted 5 :0:0 to award the third and lest portion of the contract to : R. F . Morse and Son 10-5 gal . drums of Sevin Rte. 28 4 flowable W. Wareham, Ms. 02576 $ 759.00 The Board then reviewed the bids received on Fertilizer, Grass Seed , etc . , on February 24 , 1981. Mrs . Wood moved , Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted 5:0:0 to award the bid for 4-55 gallon drums of Cuprinol to Baird and McGuire, Inc. in the amount of $1 , 122 .00. Mrs. Wood moved,' Mr. DeHart seconded to award the contract for the following: 3,00011 of 22-3-6 Fertilizer with 24D Plus MCPP Herbicide, 4-55 gallon drums of creosote to Johnson Farm Supply , Inc. This was followed by a vote of 2:2 : 1 - the motion did not carry. Mr . Barker moved to table discussion on the remaining items bid on February 24, 1981 for the Forestry Division until the sub- ject was discussed with the Tree Warden . It was seconded and voted 5:0:0. The Board read letter from Helen Youd Mackie wherein she requests permission to allow a curb out on the property at 494 Main Street in order to gain access to proposed on-site parking. It was moved and seconded to grant permission for the curb cut and the motion was defeated by a vote of 0:4: 1 . ' Meeting adjourned temporarily and following a meeting as the Board of Survey reconvened at 10: 20 P. M. ' It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0:0 to sign letter commit- ing the sum of $646.80 covering the cost of sewer laterals to the Collector in compliance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter Bo, as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933. Chairman Cowell stated that the Article to be presented at Town Meeting in behalf of the supervisory personnel had been dis- cussed recently with the Chairman of the Personnel Board and the Superintendent . The Personnel Board was reluctant to support the Article as written as it could lead to problems in other areas. It was suggested that supervisory personnel be paid for all hours in excess of forty-three at overtime rate . Mr . Fallon moved to accept the change in the Article as a compromise in order to gain the support of the Personnel Board. It was seconded. Mr . Barker commented it was watering down the issue that other than snow removal it is just going to end up being a piece of paper. Mr. Cowell called for a vote - 3: 2:0 . Mrs. Wood reported to the Board that the Recreation Committee ' was interested in receiving a letter from the Board of Public Works outlining the Board ' s program for its Special Park Con- struction for FY-82, and submitted a rough draft of a report that could be sent to the Recreation Committee. After a short dis- cussion regarding the difference between the Recreation Committee priorities and the Board' s planned program it was agreed that the Chairman would send a letter to the Recreation Committee outlining the Special Park Construction Program and the reason for the difference between the Recreation Committee priority list. The Board signed the Payroll and the Billroll for the period ending March 13, 1981. Meeting adjourned at 10: 58 P . M. Res ctfully submitted, Secretary