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CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA,MARCH 12,1987
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session March 12, 1987
2 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Ms. Silberstein presided with Mr. Brown and Mr.
3 Willis in attendance. The following business was had to-wit:
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5 RECEIVE BIDS FOR POLICE CRUISERS.POOL FILTRATION SYSTEM.DUMP TRUCK&BED AND PICK UP
6 TRUCKS AND SNOW REMOVAL PACKAGES
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8 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Publication for the bids to be received. Having received and examined the
9 Proofs of Publication,they were found to be in order.
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11 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the Proofs of Publication, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice
12 vote the motion was carried.
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14 Ms. Silberstein requested all bids be turned in and having received all bids, Mr. Brown moved to close the
15 bidding,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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17 The following bids were received and opened by Purchasing Director, Rita Stout:
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19 POLICE CRUISERS
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21 1. Jerry Aldermann Ford of Indianapolis,Indiana. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
22 accompanied by a bid bond. The bid was for 17-Ford Crown Victorias per specifications at 11,144.00 each with
23 options available.
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25 2. Fred First Ford of Richmond, Indiana. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
26 accompanied by a certified check. The bid was for 17-Crown Victorias per specifications at 11,879.56 each with
27 options available.
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29 Mr.Willis asked if the specifications were limited to Ford products and Ms. Stout stated they were not, but these
30 were the only two(2) bids received.
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32 Mr. Brown moved to refer the bids for the police cruisers to the Purchasing Department and Police Department
33 for evaluation and recommendation, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
34 carried.
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36 Ms. Stout stated based on time constraints and the need for the vehicles,the bid for the police cruisers would be
37 awarded later in this meeting.
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39 POOL FILTRATION SYSTEM
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41 1. Shamrock Enterprises of Cincinnati, Ohio. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
42 accompanied by a bid bond. The base bid was 58,198.00, Option 1 was 16,000.00, Option 2 was 3,500.00,
43 Option 3 was 3,625.00 and Option 4 was 13,200.00. The total bid excluding option 4 was 81,323.00.
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45 2. Meyers Mechanical of Richmond, Indiana. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
46 accompanied by a bid bond. The base bid was 49,090.00, Option 1 was 11,430.00, Option 2 was 3,393.00,
47 Option 3 was 3,344.00 and Option 4 was 13,075.00. The total bid excluding option 4 was 65,999.00.
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49 3. Edward Whitt of Cincinnati,Ohio. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by
50 a bid bond. The base bid was for 53,900.00, Option 1 was 16,785.00, Option 2 was 1,700.00, Option 3 was
51 3,290.00 and Option 4 was 13,452.00. The total bid excluding option 4 was 75,000.00.
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53 4. Maddox Industrial Construction of Indianapolis. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
54 accompanied by a bid bond. The base bid was 49,000.00,Option 1 was 19,500,Option 2 was 2,000.00, Option 3
55 was 4,500.00 and Option 4 was 14,800.00. The total bid excluding option 4 was 75,000.00.
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57 Mr. Brown moved to refer the bids for the pool filtration system to the Park Department and Purchasing
58 Department for evaluation and recommendation,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion
59 was carried.
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61 PICK UP TRUCKS,SNOW PACKAGE AND DUMP TRUCK&BED
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63 1. Tom Wood Pontiac of Indianapolis. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied
64 by a bid bond. The bid was for a single axle cab and chassis at 27,550.00.
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1 2. Studebaker Buick of Richmond. The bid was on the proper form,signed, notarized and accompanied by a
2 bond. The bid was for a 1987 single axle International cab and chassis at 32,094.45.
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4 3. Fred First Ford of Richmond. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by a
5 certified check. The bid was for a 1987 single axle Ford cab and chassis at 31,859.36 with an alternate bid of
6 29,957.00.
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8 4. Kencar Equipment of Dayton. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by a
9 bid bond. The bid was for snow packages including blade and salt spreader. The bid for the Street Department
10 was for 5,596.00 for a regular blade and 7,586.00 for a three in one blade and for 7,586.00 for the Park
11 Department for a three in one blade.
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13 5. Tom Wood Pontiac of Indianapolis. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied
14 by a bond. The bid was for three GMC pick up trucks at 12,488.00 each.
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16 6. Studebaker Buick of Richmond. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by a
17 bond. The bid was for two 1987 GMC pick up trucks for the Street Department at 13,185.00 each and one 1987
18 GMC pick up truck for the Park Department at 13,685.59 including specified paint.
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20 7. Deeds Equipment Company of Lawrence. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
21 accompanied by a bond. The bid was for one snow plow at 1,750.00, one three in one plow at 2,480.00, one
22 snow blade at 1,800.00 and salt spreaders at 2,385.00 each.
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24 8. Deeds Equipment Company. The bid was on the proper form,signed, notarized and accompanied by a bid
25 bond. The bid was for one dump body for the single axle vehicle with snow package for a total price of
26 13,998.00.
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28 9. Kencar Equipment Company. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by a
29 bid bond. The bid was for a dump body and snow package for a single axle vehicle. Total bid price was
30 16,296.00.
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32 10. Brown Equipment Company of Fort Wayne. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
33 accompanied by a bid bond. The bid was for three snow packages. One snow package was in the amount of
34 6,124.00 and two snow packages for three in one blades were for 7,590.00 each.
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36 11. Brown Equipment Company. The bid was on the proper form,signed, notarized and accompanied by a bid
37 bond. The bid was for a snow package for a single axle vehicle at 15,850.00.
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39 12. Fred First Ford of Richmond. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by a
40 certified check. The bid was for three pick up trucks at 13,893.76 each.
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42 , 13. Tom Brookbank Chevrolet of Richmond. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and
43 accompanied by a bond. The bid was for three 1987 pick up trucks at 13,183.00 each and one single axle cab
44 and chassis at 29,050.00.
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46 14. Kaffenvarger of Dayton. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by a
47 certified check. The bid was for one dump body for a single axle vehicle at 7,384.00,one plow at 3,447.00, one
48 salt spreader at 6,068.00, one snow package at 16,033.00,three salt spreaders at 3,391.00 each and two three
49 in one blades at 3,368.00 each.
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51 Having opened all bids, Mr. Brown moved to refer the bids to the Purchasing Department, Street and Park
52 Departments for evaluation and tabulation, seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
53 carried.
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55 Ms. Silberstein stated all bids would be available for public inspection in the Purchasing Office.
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57 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 5,1987
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59 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded by Mr. Willis and on
60 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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62 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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64 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims for payment in the amount of 164,622.68, seconded by Mr. Willis and on
65 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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1 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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3 RESIDENTIAL HANDICAPPED PARKING AT 1012 N.W.D STREET
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5 The renewal application of Mr. Everett Mayer of 1012 N.W. D Street for a residential handicapped parking space
6 was presented to the Board.
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8 Captain Williams informed the Board there was ample off street parking available and the application should not
9 have been approved and recommended denial of the renewal request.
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11 Mr. Willis moved to deny the renewal application for a residential handicapped parking space at 1012 N.W. D
12 Street,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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14 REQUEST OF RICHMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR BUS LOADING DESIGNATION AND NO PARKING
15 AREA ON S.W.E STREET
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17 Mr.John Martin, Director of Buildings and Grounds for the Richmond Community Schools, requested the Board
18 to designate the North side of Southwest E Street between First and Second Streets as a"Bus Loading Zone"
19 with No Parking allowed from 7:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Mr.Martin also asked for the cul-
20 de-sac at the end of Southwest E Street be designated as a No Parking area and be designated for loading only:
21 He stated this area is very congested and they are not able to get emergency vehicles into the area.
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23 Mr. Willis indicated the Board could move on this request and then start the procedure to vacate the area to the
24 schools.
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26 Mr. Brown asked if preventing parking in this area would cause more congestion in the residential areas around
27 the school.
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29 Captain Williams recommended the Board approve the request and stated he will be meeting with with school on
30 the parking problem and would be making further recommendations to the Board regarding the parking problems
31 around the High School.
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33 Mr. Willis moved to approve the removal of parking on the north side of Southwest E Street from First to Second
34 Street and designate the area as a Bus Loading Zone from Monday through Friday, 7:00 A.M.to 4:00 P.M. and to
35 designate the cul-de-sac at the end of Southwest E Street as a No Parking Area for emergency access and
36 loading only,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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38 REQUEST OF WAYNE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR DESIGNATED MUSEUM PARKING
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40 Ms. Michele Bottoroff, Director of the Wayne County Museum, requested the Board to designated Museum Only
41 Parking on North A Street between North 11th and 12th Streets on Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00
42 P.M. and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. She told the Board that museum personnel and visitors
43 have a difficult time parking. Ms. Bottoroff added they are investigating off street parking facilities for staff and
44 volunteers.
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46 Ms. Silberstein stated she saw two problems with the request that being North A Street is a designated time limit
47 parking by Ordinance and she questions the Board authority to change the designation. She also questioned
48 the procedure for restricting street parking to a certain business.
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50 Captain Williams informed the Board he would like to study the problem for one week and give the Board more
51 information at that time.
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53 Ms. Silberstein stated she was not disputing the value of Museum parking, but no other areas of street parking
54 are specifically designated for any institution. She asked how you would identify the proper parkers. Ms.
55 Silberstein stated that providing handicapped parking might be an option the Board could address. Ms.
56 Silberstein said the Board would investigate the possibilities and get back with the Museum.
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58 Mr. Willis stated his engineering staff could assist the Museum with their off street parking plans.
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60 Mr. Willis moved to table the request of the Wayne County Historical Society for Museum parking to March 26,
61 1987 for a status report,seconded by Mr.Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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63 TABLED ITEMS
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65 NO PARKING IN THE 1600 AND 1700 BLOCKS OF NORTH B STREET
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1 Ms. Silberstein stated the request to remove the parking on North B Street had been tabled to see if there was
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4 Captain Williams stated there was one person concerned and he had worked with the individual to resolve the
5 parking issue.
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7 Mr. Brown moved to approve a No Parking area on the North side of the 1600 and 1700 blocks of North B Street,
-8 seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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10 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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12 POLICE DEPARTMENT
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14 Hiring of Michael G. French as Probationary Police Officer
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16 Chief Nimitz presented the following request to the Board:
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18 The following applicant for the position of Probationary Police Officer with the Richmond Police Department
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21 Michael G. French
22 400 S.W. I Street
23 Richmond, Indiana
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25 This applicant has successfully completed written examinations, background investigation, physical
26 qualifications and has been accepted by the Police Pension Board.
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28 This applicant has been approved by the Police Merit Commission.
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30 It is requested that the above named individual enter police service with the Richmond Police Department
31 effective March 16, 1987.
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33 Mr. Willis moved to approve the hiring of Michael G. French as a Probationary Patrolman effective March 16,
34 1987,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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36 Mayor Frank Waltermann administered the Oath to Mr. French to become a Probationary Patrolman effective
37 March 16, 1987.
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39 The congratulations of the Board was extended to Mr. French.
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41 LAW DEPARTMENT
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43 Citizens Action Coalition in Community
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45 It was announced that the Citizens Action Coalition was now soliciting for donations in the Richmond Community
46 and the Board wished to notify the citizens of their presence. A list of all participants is available in the Clerk's
47 Office.
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49 MAYOR'S OFFICE
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51 Director of Administrative Services
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53 Termination of Leave of Absence-Michael Caudle. Street Department Employee
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55 Ms.Sue Roberson explained to the Board that Mr. Michael Caudle had been released to return to work on March
56 10, 1987 with some restrictions. She requested the Board to terminate the leave of absence for Mr.Caudle.
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58 Mr. Willis moved to terminate the leave of absence of Michael Caudle to return to work on March 12, 1987 at his
59 request,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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61 Mr.Willis asked what would happen if the employee could not handle the work and Ms. Roberson said he would
62 have to follow the same procedure before the Board for another leave of absence.
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1 PLAN NING, PERMITS AND INSPECTION
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3 Quotes for Mowing and Hauling
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5 Mr. Bronston explained to the Board that the Planning Department would like to receive quotes for mowing and
6 hauling by March 26, 1987. He stated the Board had previously approved a standard contract and asked that
7 the Board update the contract prior to the 26th. Mr. Bronston added that interested contractors should contact
8 the Planning Department for information.
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10 TRAFFIC DIVISION
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12 Repairs to North 6th Street Railroad Crossing
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14 Captain Williams informed the Board he had been asked late last week by Norfolk&Western to close the 600
15 Block of North 6th Street for repairs to the crossing. He said they have not yet started the repairs and ask the
16 Board if they wanted to act on permission to close the street for any future repairs.
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18 Mr. Willis stated he would rather see the Board act on a request to make certain that the area will be properly
19 marked and a closing deadline would be set on the request.
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21 Captain Williams said he would contact the Track Supervisor and get more information for the Board for the
22 March 19th meeting so the Board could be more restrictive on the closing of the street.
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24 BOARD OF WORKS MISCELLANEOUS
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26 SET DATE FOR CONTINUATION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
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28 Mr. Brown moved to set March 17, 1987 at 3:45 P.M. for a continuation of an Executive Session opened on
29 February 24, 1987 regarding personnel matters,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion
30 was carried.
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32 BID AWARD FOR POLICE CRUISERS
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34 Purchasing Director, Rita Stout, informed the Board that she and Chief Nimitz had evaluated the bids received
35 for the police cruisers. She said base bids from Aldermann Ford was 11,144.00 and from Fred First was
36 11,879.56. Ms. Stout explained with the options wanted by the City the total unit price would be: Aldermann at
37 12,144.00 and Fred First at 12,767.00.
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39 Ms.Stout recommended the bid for seventeen police cruisers be awarded to Jerry Aldermann Ford as the lowest
40 and best bid.
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42 Ms. Silberstein asked how the bid price compared with the State bulk purchase price.
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44 Mr. Aldermann of Aldermann Ford, explained to Ms. Silberstein the state price was 11,061.45 and the price
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47 Mr. Willis stated he hoped in the future the bids could be more timely in order not to eliminate vendors from
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50 Ms.Stout stated in order to bid the cruisers any sooner,the Capital Equipment Committee of the City would have
51 to set equipment priorities sooner.
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53 Ms. Silberstein question why the State bulk purchase price was not the same as the price bid by Aldermann
54 Ford, which holds the State bid. She stated she would like to see a comparison to see if it would have been
55 . better to participate in the State bidding.
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57 Mr. Aldermann informed the Board that the State had not processed the bids until February of this year which
58 eliminated many vendors from participating in the bidding since their manufacturers have cut off dates for fleet
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61 The Board requested it be pointed out the minutes show a detailed description of the purchase of the police
62 cruisers.
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64 Mr. Willis moved to award the bid for seventeen (17) police cruisers to Jerry Aldermann Ford at a unit price of
65 12,144.00,seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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1 ADJOURNMENT
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3 There being no further business,on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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