HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-06-04 Board of Public Works Minutes June 4, 1981
Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 127,
Reading Memorial High School at 7:15 P.M.
Present were Chairman Cowell , Secretary Wood, Board Members
DeHart , Barker, Superintendent Louanis and Camp Dresser and McKee,
Inc. , representative John F. Willis.
The Board discussed the contractual documents submitted by
Camp Dresser and McKee and the following concerns were expressed :
Would Camp Dresser and McKee ensure that a resident engineer
would always be on the site while any work was in progress? Mr.
Willis stated that they would .
Would Camp Dresser and McKee provide additional inspectors
at the site if work was progressing in more than one location
simultaneously? Mr. Willis stated that additional inspectors
would be assigned if necessary.
Who would pay for the concrete testing? Mr . Willis stated
the Town could pay the testing laboratory directly or through
' Camp Dresser and McKee .
Mr . Willis explained that special services costs were estim-
ates and that the Board would be billed the actual costs. He
further explained that the Camp Dresser and McKee resident would
also accompany the visitors to the site as part of the contrac-
tual agreement. Mr . Willie stated that all pay estimates would
be prepared by the contractor, checked and processed by Camp
Dresser and McKee and then sent to the Town for payment. He
also stated that any and all directions and instructions to
the contractor would be channeled through Camp Dresser and McKee
to the contractor .
Mr. Barker moved and Mr. DeHart seconded a motion to require
a weekly progress report to be submitted by Camp Dresser and
McKee . Following discussion Mr . DeHart withdrew his second and
Mr . Barker withdrew his motion.
The Board agreed to require Camp Dresser and McKee to sub-
mit a monthly progress report to the Board and to forward a copy
of their resident engineer ' s daily reports to the Department. The
Department would prepare a weekly progress report when the con-
struction work necessitated .
Mr. Carl Amon asked the Board haw they would react to a
motion to amend their budget by an additional $100,000 to be
funded from free cash for capital improvements and the sugges-
tion that it could perhaps be used for roadway purposes. The
Board took no formal action but the concensus of the Board was
that any additional monies Town Meeting appropriated would be
put to good use in a number of deferred capital projects.
The Board agreed to remove all references to arbitration
from the proposed Camp Dresser and McKee contract documents and
to delete the preparation of record drawings and the preparation
of operating and maintenance manuals from the proposed contract
documents and fee schedule .
It was moved and seconded to enter into a contractual agree-
ment with Camp Dresser and McKee for professional services dur-
ing bidding and construction for the construction of improvements
to its existing water treatment plant, subject to the Town Counsel ' s
approval, including $72,766 estimated costs and $14, 133 fixed
costs for basic services; $134,000 estimated costs and $24,970
fixed costs for resident services; and the actual costs for the
preparation of the bidding documents. The Board voted as follows:
Mrs. Wood - in favor
Mr . DeHart - in favor
Mr . Barker - in favor
Mr . Cowell - in favor
The Board moved , seconded and voted 4:0 to assign one member
of the Engineering Division to observe and oversee the Camp
Dresser and McKee resident engineer and the Treatment Plant Modi-
fication Project.
It was moved, and seconded to appoint E. Roger Louanis as
the Board ' s sole representative for all matters concerning the
Camp Dresser and McKee Professional Services Agreement and the
Water Treatment Plant Modification Project. The Board voted as
follows:
Mrs. Wood - in favor
Mr. DeHart - in favor
Mr. Barker - in favor j
Mr. Cowell - in favor '
The meeting adjourned at 8: 11 P . M.
Rea etrully submitted ,
Secretary