Minutes-09/04/1968

Minutes of Regular Council Meeting, September 4, 1968, Tiffin, Iowa The meeting was called to order by Mayor O'Toole as a regular meeting and to receive bids on the proposed municipal water system. Present: Ted Spivey, Bill Bream, Ned Allen, Fred Moore, Glenn Potter (Ralph Neuzil, Wayne Reed and two representatives also from Powers, FHA representatives, bidders, and spectators) Absent: None 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 for a show of hands if there were objections. There were none. Mr. Neuzil asked that the record show that there were no written objections filed prior to the meeting. At that time, Wayne Reed of Powers-Willis and Associates welcomed the bidders and read the bids, one at a time. They were as follows: CONTRACT A: 1. Layne-Western Company, Ames, Iowa. (Certified check for $275.00) Well #2, Well #1 and alternatives: Total bid: $4,922.45 2. Winslow Well Drilling, R.R. 1, Walcott, Iowa (Cert. check-$200.00) Well #2, Well #1, and alternatives: Total bid: $3,881.75 CONTRACT B: 1. Dick Schiltz & Sons, Dubuque, Iowa (Cert. check for $4,000.00) Total Bid: $65,950.80 2. Knowling Brothers, Coralville, Iowa (Cert. Check for $1,700.00) Total Bid: $27,755.50 3. Maasdam Construction Co., Newton, Iowa (Cert. check to Town of Tipton for $2,100.00) Total Bid: $37,736.20 4. John Sammons, Keokuk, Iowa (Cert. check for $3,000.00) Total Bid: $47,983.53 5. Chalupe Brothers, Davenport, Iowa (Cert. check for $2,000.00) Total Bid: $33,124.20 CONTRACT C: 1. Manchester Construction Co., Manchester, Iowa (Cert. check for $3,000.00) Total Bid: $56,390.00 2. C. L. Carroll Co., Des Moines, Iowa (Cert. check for $3,200.00) Total Bid: $54,160.00 CONTRACT D: 1. Globe Industrial Contractors, Henderson, Kentucky (5% bid bond enclosed rather than the certified check required in specifications) Total Bid for moving elevated storage tank: $37,700.00 Total Bid for ground storage tank: $31,700.00