HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-06-30 Board of Public Works Minutes June 30, 1980
Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16,
Municipal Building at 7: 30 P . M.
Present were Secretary Wood, Board Members DeHart , Barker,
Assistant Superintendent McIntire and Assistant Superintendent
Bergeron and Finance Committee Member Linecott.
Mrs. Wood assumed the Chair in the absence of Chairman Cowell
who was attending a meeting of the Law Committee .
It was moved, seconded and voted 2:0 : 1 to accept the minutes
of the meeting of June 23, 1980.
It was moved , seconded and voted to accept the minutes of
the meeting of June 16th as written 3:0.
It was moved , seconded and voted 3:0 to accept the minutes
of the meeting of June 19, 1980 as amended .
The Board reviewed letter from Elaine Christensen requesting
permission to close off County Road between Howard Street and Was-
croft Road/Lothrop Road on July 3, 1980 from 7:00 P .M. to 12:00
Midnight and on July 4, 1980 from 2:00 P .M. until 6:00 P.M. A
discussion ensued and it was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to grant
the request with one exception. The hours of closing an July 3,
1980 will be from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.as 10 :00 P .M. is consistent
with the closing hour for the parks within the Town. Permission
was granted subject to the fallowing conditions:
1. No alcoholic beverages may be served in the public .way.
2. Proper police and liability protection must be obtained.
3 . The area must be clean at the conclusion of the event.
4. If construction horses to block off the roadway are needed
they must be picked up and returned to the highway garage.
The Board reviewed Town Counsel' s bill for the month of May
1980. It was moved, seconded and voted to delete payment of the
fallowing :
5-13-BO Call from Atty. Genak . 20
5-16-BO Call from Riverside Dr .
homeowner . 30
5-15-BO Call from M. O 'Brien .60
It was moved, seconded and voted to approve Town Counsel ' s bill
for the month of May for 18 .70 hours at $45.00 per hour or $841.50.
The vote 3:0.
The Board reviewed bids on Contract 80-9 for Pavement Rehabili-
tation for Franklin Street and Longfellow Road as follows:
Bell & Flynn Medway Excavators Eng. Est.
Base Bid 82,567 .50 83,113.50 77,935.50
Alt. I 7, 120 .00 8,455 .00 7, 387.00 '
Alt. II 15, 130.00 16 ,465.00 13, 350.00
Alt . III 9g 17,500.00 20,000.00 23, 250.00
sRttl abpBa�I &1III 115, 197.50 119,578 .50 114, 535.50
A general discussion ensued and Mr. Bergeron indicated that the
Superintendent' s recommendation of ' swarding the contract to Bell
and Flynn with Alternate II appeared to be the best selection and
was within the budget although it is over the engineer ' s estimate.
It was moved , seconded and voted 3:0 to award the contract 80-9 to
Bell and Flynn for a total contract price of $97 ,697.50 which in-
cludes their Base Bid of $82, 567.50 and Alternate II of $15, 130.00
subject to their ability to provide the necessary performance and pay-
ment bonds.
The Board signed the following:
Payroll for .the period ending June 27 , 1980
Bill Roll dated July 3, 1980
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to sign commitment letter '
in the amount of $212.50 for sewer frontage betterment for 215
Grove Street in compliance with the provisions of the General Laws,
Chapter 80 as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933.
Meeting adjourned at 8 :00 P .M. temporarily and following a
meeting of the Board of Survey reconvened at 8 :45 P .M.
The Board met with Town Counsel and discussed briefly the
bill submitted by his firm covering fees for the month of May 1980.
The Board met with John Willis and Steve Martin of Camp Dresser
and McKee, Inc. to discuss their concerns regarding the draft report
on improvements to the Water Treatment Plant . The Board felt that
the design capacity of six mgd was realistic as was the projected
safe yield of the 3.2 to 3. 7 mgd for the Hundred Acre Wellfield.
Finance Committee Member Linscott submitted questions which Chairman
Cowell read aloud and were responded to by C.D.M. representatives.
Section 3 of the report was discussed and it was noted by the Board
that there was an error on p. 31 in that the Caustic Soda is stored
in a 5,000 gallon bulk storage tank, not a 1,700 gallon tank.
Another concern of the Board is the statement on p. 35 regarding a
violation of the public health codes in the present locker/shower
area, and requested that C.D.M. report in more detail why the
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' violation exists. Mr . Linscatt submitted questions by Dr. C. Costello
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology regarding the recommended
treatment processes. Dr . Costello felt that the chlorine dioxide/
ammonia process has the potential for the production of Nitrosamines
which are much more potent carcinogens that trihalomethane. Mr.
Willis responded that according to his references this was not true,
but would be interested in finding out where Dr. Costello got that
information. Mr. Linecott stated he would contact Dr. Costello re-
garding Mr. Willis' statement .
Chairman Cowell informed the consultants that the Board felt
Alternative 3 for instrumentation and control was acceptable.
Mr. Barker requested that the Chemical Treatment on p . 66 be rewritten
to better describe what the new chemicals are substituting and for
purpose, or if chemicals are being added, the reasons for such. The
Board also requested that C.D.M. re-evaluate the space for locker rooms
' and laboratories to determine if they may be reduced, and that a waiver
should be obtained from the Architectural Board regarding the handi-
capped facilities. Assistant Superintendent Bergeron requested that
C .D.M. supply the Department with chemical costs for the proposed
treatment plant. The final concern of the Board was that an alter-
native to connect into the M.D.C. water system and its projected
costs was not included in the report. Mr . Willis stated that the
M.D.C . was at present not accepting additional communities into its -
system, but he would report , with cost estimates, for a tie-in by
the Town of Reading.
Chairman Cowell stated that the Board reviewed the proposed
total cost of the project of $2, 500,000. 00 and accepted it as the
best estimate at this time. Mr. Willis was also informed that the
Board would like the final design by September or October in prepara-
tion for Fall Town Meeting. Mr . Willis responded by saying that he
did not feel the final design would be necessary for Town Meeting
but felt that 90 percent of the design would be complete at that
time and final design complete by the end of the calendar year. Mr.
Willis requested permission to contact D.E .O .E . regarding the
improvements to the treatment plant in order to set the ground work
for future submittal to that agency. Permission was granted by the
Board .
Mr. Barker requested that the Superintendent prepare a time-
table for the treatment plant improvements to include design sub- ,
mittals, funding, etc. from the present time to the completion of J
the project. 1
Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P. M.
Res ectfull/y submitted,
Secretary
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