HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-01-21 Board of Public Works Minutes January 21 , 1977
1 Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P. M.
in Room 16, Municipal Building.
Present were Chairman Russell , Board Members Blood, Botka
and Price, Superintendent Louanis and Mr. Cowell of the Finance
Committee.
The Chairman opened the meeting and stated the purpose of
the meeting was to give consideration to two contracts between
Weston and Sampson Engineers regarding Street Sewers and Ejector
Stations — Construction Inspection Services and Willow Street
Interceptor Construction Inspection Services and the Town stating
it was necessary to enter into an agreement with the consulting
engineers to meet the E.P.A. regulations of entering into a con—
tract with an engineer for construction services within thirty
days after the Town had signed the Offer and Acceptance Agreement.
Mr. David Blake of Weston and Sampson attended the meeting to ex—
plain the contract and answer questions. The Superintendent
stated that the contract had been reviewed by the Town Counsel 's
Office and the contract is approved as to legal form. A lengthy
discussion ensued relative to the cost of service as originally
proposed by Weston and Sampson in that the cost of service be set
at a fixed price for a construction period of 365 calendar days
or approximately 260 construction crew work days whichever occurred
first. Weston and Sampson has agreed with the request of the
Chairman to strike the 365 calendar days restriction.
Mr. Dustin joined the meeting at 8:00 P. M. The discussion
continued covering items such as bidding procedure, selection of
the contractor, approval to award by the E.P.A. , preconstruction
conference, type of supervision over the contractor during the
construction period, reports to the Board on a monthly basis for
a review of construction program and it was moved, seconded and
voted to enter into a contract with Weston and Sa6pson for the
Willow Street Interceptor Construction Inspection Services in
the amount of $59, 200. and the contract was signed.
It was moved, seconded and voted to enter into an agreement
with Weston and Sampson for Street Sewers and Ejector Stations
Construction Inspection Services in the amount of $57,000 and
the contract was signed. +r
Mr. Blood asked the Superintendent if the contract in—
cluded a provision for extending the sewer house connection
to the edge of the travelled way and that the finished surface
be completed from gutter to gutter upon completion of the work.
The Superintendent reported that the contract for the Intercep—
tor Sewer included such provision because most of the sewer
house connections were already connected to the sewer where
the construction was to take place but the contract for the
Street Sewer did not follow in the present policy of the Board.
Mr. Blake proposed to the Board that an addendum be prepared
for the Street Sewer Contract to include sewer house connec—
tions to be extended to the edge of the right of way on all
public ways and that the finished surface be complete from
gutter to gutter upon completion of the work. It was estimated ,
that this additional work would cost approximately $30,000. and
would not be eligible for State and Federal funding. After con—
siderable discussion Mr. Blood moved, it was seconded and voted
to add the proposed work to the contract.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary
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