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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-06-19 Board of Public Works Minutes June 19, 1980 Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16 , Municipal Building at 8 :00 P . M. Present were Chairman Cowell, Secretary Wood, Board Members Fallon , Barker and Superintendent Louanis. Several Town officials were present among whom were Selectwoman Maureen O' Brien, Town Treasurer Beth Klepeis, Town Accountant Raphael McDonald, Finance Committee Chairwoman Mary Ziegler together with committee members and Michael Haley, Richard Dempster and Jose Canto interested towns- people involved in the world of finance. Chairman Cowell opened the meeting by stating he felt the Board was breaking new ground in the planning of the financing of a project. In the past the Town had approached the project from the point of view of doing all the necessary engineering and planning for the financing at the very end. With this project the Board is attempting to plan for the funding concurrently with the design of the project and has asked the gathering assembled to give their ' expert opinion to the Board to assist in this vital function . The Chairman asked the Superintendent to update the group as to the status of the project and the Superintendent informed the group that the Town had hired the firm of Weston and Sampson in 1976 to do a study of the water distribution system and its supply. One of the recommendations of the consultant was to investigate the existing supply and treatment capacity both from the point of view of quality and quantity of water available to the Town . As a result of this recommendation the Board hired the firm of Camp Dresser and McKee in 1980 to study the capacity of the well field and the water treatment plant . As a result of this study the consultant has recommended a substantial modification to the present treatment plant at an estimated $2,500,000. This differs substantially from the recommendation made by Weston and Sampson which would have cost the Town $3,500,000. Some of the reasons for this difference is the slow- ing population growth in the Town and a reduction in the per capita consumption . The Superintendent also pointed out that it was very ' possible that the Town could receive reimbursement from the State of Massachusetts in the amount of approximately $1,000,000 under the so-called Magee Bill. Mr. Haley, Mr. Dempster and Mr . Canto were of the opinion that the Town should move as quickly as possible to bond the project in light of the present bond market. It was generally agreed by those present that although it would be nice to bond the project at this time the Board of Public Works was not in a position to call a Town Meeting for authorization until some time later in the fall. Therefore, the following steps should be taken: 1) Insure that the consultant completes the Treatment Plant design and obtains approval from D.E.O.E. as early as possible. 2) That the best possible estimate for the project be obtained at that time. 3) That the .Article and Motions for Town .Meeting becarefully drafted and approved by Town Counsel and bond counsel. 4) Present the Article and Motions at the Fall Town Meeting. 5) File with the State for reimbursement under the Magee Bill 6) Reconvenethisgroup to determine the proper steps to be taken for the funding after Town Meeting . The Chairman thanked all the participants for their assistance. Chairman Cowell requested the Board direct their attention to the bid results for chemicals starting with Liquid Chlorine. Bids were received on May 22d , 1980 at 3:30 P.M. , as follows: , Crystal Chemice1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No bid Fields Point Chemical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8 ,800.00 Jones Chemicals, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,160.00 E . & F . King & Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,600.00 Geo. Mann & Company , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No bid. . . Whittaker Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8 ,900.00 It was moved and seconded to award the contract for Liquid Chlorine to Whittaker. Corporation of Merrimack New Hampshire in the amount of $8 ,900.00. When questioned by Mr . Fallon the Superintendent stated the department recommended the award be made to Whittaker Corporation as the Department hes had very favorable experience with the parent company, New England Chemical and Fields Point Chemical has been the apparent low bidder has been bought up by a firm in Vermont and experience has proven they use faulty con- tainers from time to time. A vote was taken 4:0 in favor of award- ing the contract to Whittaker Corporation in the amount of $22. 25 per hundred pounds with an upset limit of $8 ,900.00. Bids were received on May 22, 1980 at 3:30 P .M. for Sodium , Hypochlorite , as follows: Crystal Chemical & Pkg. Co. , Inc. . . . . . . . . .$ 6, 704.00 Jones Chemicals, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 120.00 E . & F . King & Cc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,480.00 George Mann & Co. , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 760.00 Whittaker Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,640.00 Minutes continued June 19, 1980 ' It was moved and seconded to award the contract for sodium hypo- chlorite to Whittaker Corporation of Merrimack, New Hampshire in the amount of $6 ,640.00 or 0.415/gal . Mrs. Wood stated she would prefer to see the award be made to Crystal Chemical the present supplier with whom past experience has been favorable, they are a Massachusetts corporation based in Wakefield w adjacent town which would seem to facilitate delivery and their bid is only $60.00 higher. The Chairman asked for a vote. It was voted 3:1 in favor of awarding to Whittaker Corporation. Bids were received at 3:00 P .M. on May 22, 1980 for Ferric Chloride, as follows: Fields Point Chemical Division. . . . . . $ 65 ,327.17 Jones Chemicals, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 49,465. 12 E . & F . King & Co. , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 57,854.96 Whittaker Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,638.08 It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to award the contract for Ferric Chloride to Jones Chemicals, Inc . , Depot Street, Merrimack, ' New Hampshire at their bid price of $11.32/100# for an estimated total of $49,465. 12. Bids were received at 3:00 P .M. on May 22, 1980 for Caustic Soda, as follows: Borden & Remington Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 107 , 184. (firm 9D days) 116, 116. " 6 mos. ) 127, 281 1 yr. ) Jones Chemicals, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,109.86 George Mann & Co . Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 , 166.52 E & F King & Co . Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,803.48 Whittaker Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,038 .40 It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to award the contract as recom- mended to E & F King and Company , Inc . , the apparent low bidder at $10.39/100# or an estimated total of #92,803.48. The Board agreed to meet as follows during the summer months: July 14 and 28 , 1980 Aug . 11 and 25 , 1980 Meeting adjourned at 10:00 P . M. ' Ree�u lly submitted , Secretary DOUGLAS A. COWELL. CW . OFFICE OF GAM F. WOOD, Senet ry TOWN OF READING DON B. UeHART JOHN L. FALLON. JR. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DOUGLASS L. BARKER Is ( • MUNICIPAL BUILDING E. ROGER LOUANIS. SuUenntendent 00 READING. MASS. 01867 te.�� 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 80, as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933, hereby certify that the liete here— with contain the names of persona against whom we have made betterment assessments together with the location of the land benefited by the improvement and the nature and amount of such betterment assessment. Sewer Frontage $ 212.50 Such list is certified to you for the purpose of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided by law. WITNESS our hands this thirtieth day of June 1986 A. D. Chairman Sec etery ' See Comittment Sheet for List.