Minutes-3 /27/1969

Minutes of Special Council Meeting, March 27, 1969, Tiffin, Iowa. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bream as a special meeting to receive bids on the proposed municipal water system. Present: Ned Allen, Dale Flansburg, Glenn Potter, and Ted Spivey. (Ralph Neuzil, Wayne Reed and two representatives from Powers, FHA representatives, bidders, and spectators) Absent: Fred Moore The mayor announced to all present that this was the bid opening per published notice. It is (he stated) also the time for any objections to be made to the project, either in form or substance as it was published. The mayor asked if there were any objections. There were none. Mr. Neuzil asked that the record show that there were no written objections filed prior to the meeting. The mayor than turned the meeting over to Wayne Reed of Powers-Willis and Associates who welcomed the bidders and read the bids, one at a time. They were as follows: CONTRACT A: 1. Latta & Sons, Inc., Riverside, Iowa. (Cert. check for $249.60) Well #2, Well #1 and alternatives: Total bid: $4884.26 CONTRACT B: 1. John F. Lee, Iowa City, Iowa. (Cert. check for $2500.00) Total Bid: $45,493.41 2. Knowling Bros., Coralville, Iowa. (Cert. check for $2500.00) Total Bid: $44,862.01 3. Chalupa Brothers, Davenport, Iowa (Cert. check for $2500.00) Total Bid: $34,459.30 4. Remakel & Felderman, Bellevue, Iowa (Cert. check for $1650.00) Total Bid: $32,729.50 CONTRACT C: 1. E.B. Spencer Engineering Co., Waterloo, Ia. (cert. ck $2500.00) Total Bid: $36,717.00 2. M.F. Goerdt Const. Co., Dubuque, Iowa (Cert. check $2500.00) Total Bid: $35,762.00 3. Witt Mechanical Contractors, Davenport, Ia. (Cert ck. $2500.00) Total Bid: $48,070.50 4. Manchester Const. Co., Manchester, Iowa. (Cert check $2500.00) Total Bid: $39,367.00 5. C.L. Carroll Co., Des Moines, Iowa (Cert. check for $2600.00) Total Bid: $45,670.00 CONTRACT D: 1. Andrews Tank & Tower Service, Hopkins, Missouri (Cert ck $1100.00) Total Bid-Standpipe: $21,960.00 2. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel, Des Moines, Ia. (Cert. ck $2000.00) Total Bid-Standpipe: $23,000.00 Alternate Bid-Elevated Storage: $30,300.00