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Home My Public Portal About11-15-1926 41 4 Office of Board of Public Works City of Richmond, •Indiana, Thursday November llth, 1926. The. Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said Board Thursday • November 11t r, 1926, at 9 o 'clock A. M. Messrs, McFall and Henley present . Mr. Land, absent . Two. members •of said Board being present . The following proceedings were had,- to-wit : Permission was granted Roy E. Wicket t to cut the curb for driveway at 430 National Road, west . This being armistice day, and nothing special appearing the Board on snot-ion adjourned. • Prest .nro-tem. Attest : • 1erk' of Board --o40M ' 'th0; , ?R.n:'.- 'i400-- Office of Board of Public Works City of Richmond, Indiana., Monday November 15th, 1926. The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met_ in regular session at the office of. -said Board Monday November 15th, 1926 at 9 o 'clock A.M. All the members of said Board,Messrs, Land, Mcr'ail and Henley being present . The following proceedings were had, to-wit :- • The Board met to hear all persons primarily assessed as bene- fits and amount of damages awarded, under Declaratory Resolution No. 200-1926, in matter of condemning cdt. right-of-way 20 foot J � wide for the consfruction ion and maintenance of a Sanitary Sewer between South llth & 12th Streets and between South " I" & "J" Street , over and across a portion of Out-Lot No. 13, Cleaver ' s Out- ots; also, Lot No. 5 & 9, Almira Wheelans, Addition. No one appearing or remonstrating and the Board being duly advised in the premises; the Board approved a final assessment 11611 of benefits & damages as originally approved and now direct the same be forthwith transmitted to the Department of Finance. The Board received a ra ionstrance against the improvement of S .W.9th Street, from S .W. A to -Main Street, as provided under Improvement Resolution No. 815-1926. The same being signed by all the' resident property owners residing along the line of said improvement . On motion of Mr. Henley the Board unanimously =; rescinded said Improvement Resolution No. 815-1926. • The Board received petition for the improvement of Church St . • by constructing cement curb, gutter, sidewalks and grading and paving the roadway with surface treated macadam, from :VestMain Street to National Road, the same was referred to Engineer for report as to whether sewer is necessary before improving said street . • • 1� Monday November 15th, 1926. 41 The Board received bids for materials etc. , for equipment for out door sub-stations for Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant, under plans and specifications therefore, to-wit : Item#l. A. Galvanized steel frame work for outdoor substation as • per drawing ;'�5-102. B. Three galvanized_ steel framework for outdoor substations as, per drawing 5-105._ . Alternate bids Will be, received on Item"B" for furnishing pipe frame work. I/ Item;r2. Four-three phase 15, 000 volt outdoor station type lightning arresters complete, Sadie to be so 'built that they can be re- built for 33, 000 volt use. _ Item45 . A. One 300-amp. 37,:000volts, service voltage 15, 000 at present • _ 80 cycle three phase-outdoor frame mounting solenoid operated (Direct current 100-120 volt ) Automatic pith Bushing type, transformers complete with frame mounting and oil. Interrupting capacity 5, 800 amp . 'at 15, 000volts. B. Three - 600 amm. 7, 500 volt service voltage 4, 100, 60 cycle, three phase for outdoor use, Equipment to be either weatherproof or the weatherproof sheet steel zw switch house to be furnished complete with ventilators, front and rear door with roof bushings, with automatic reclosing equipment for feeder, transformers, slate panel relays for three breaker reclosures at minute intervals. With reset push button. With :_lain and small wiring and switch-house complete, one sit of leak type testing ter- minals. Breaker to be closed under normal conditions, the relays to be deenergized. Interrupting capacity 5, 800 amp. at 15, 000 volts. Item:11,4. A. One Air Brake Disconnecting switches and choke coil units, outdoor type T.P. S.T. 57; 000 volt, 500 amp. with direct manual operating mechanism. B. Twelve-Dosconnecting switches outdoor_ type S.P . S.T.37, 00 volt ,300 amp . for use with lightning arresters Item#2 . C. Thirty-six-37, 000 volt Insulator and metal pins . D.Twelve-57, 000 volt strain insulators complete with clamps E.Nine-37,000 volt suspension choke coil. F.Three- 7, 000 volt air brake disconnecting switches out- door t-pe T .P .S.T. 200 amp. with direct manual operating mechanism. - . G.Nine-7, 500 volt strain , insulators complete with clamps . H.Nine-7, 500 volt suspension choke coils .. I. Seventy-7, 500 volt insulators and metal pins for Bus- Support.. The following bids for above were received as f of LOWS, to-wit • " Insley i'lanufacturing Co. , Indiaiapolis, Indiana; bid; • Item 1-A- 420. 00 plus 467.00 for ga.lva.nizin_g $ 57 0'0 Item 1-B- '042.00 plus t195.00 " " 0.037.00 " Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Company, bid; • Item r, 1. B- Price- 2200.00-Item -1/2.-price42400.00; Iteul,r3-A.5f2290. • . B.- 4270.00.. Item 174-A. 379.00; B.- 577.00; C. 365.00.; D.-$112.00; E.- 285.00-; _F.- '720 00; G.- 30.00; H.- 635 00; L P I . O. D. ast ittsburgh, Pa. , • (see next page) . 41-6 . Monday November 15th, 1926. "General Electric Company, bid; Item 41.A- 4538.00; Alternative 1-Steel ;„400.00 B.- S-105 galvanized complete 3. $1196.00 Alternate-steel---S-105-3 . complete--41050. 00• - Item#2- -4036.O0; Alternate- 2 -86. 00; Item#3-A.- 2195.00; Alternate-;3470.00; B.- 'i 3S79.00; nit . ist-4r 5025j.00• 2nd -$ 4-695. 00; Item 44. -A.-4p299.70; Alt .-4316.00; (B) II-27. 00; (c)-$335, 16; 24-pin insulators -4 223 .44 D.- 14 4-.96; E.-5 234. 00; F.-:?l06.92; G.-5 72.45; ii.-4 450.00; I.-4 �438. 0 " Richmond Electric Company, Richmond Ind, bid; - . Item #l-A.-4 400.00• B.-:�g75.00; Item 42--A.- 4 i1-036.00• Alter- III native-- 2#E 6.00; Item 43-B.- ; 3655.00; Alternate- 4r465-O. 00 • Item 43-A.- 4 2211.00; Item 44-A.- .,272. `R2-offset- control-tiro-5. 00 B.-$330.Ld, C.- Y2l3. 84• D.- 4100 00• E.- $14 $6 5 6 G.-. ; 35.10; H.- 4145,80; I .- 4163 .80. All bids were. referred to Sup 't . of Light Plant D. C.Hess and chief engineer, John Graham, for investigation and report latter in the day. - The following was received in accordance with the above ' bids and action of Board on same, to-wit : November 16th, 1926. B.A.Bescher, City Clerk beer Sir: In connection with awarding of contracts covering the material on which bids were opened yesterday, please be :,sw± advised that the Board had a special meeting as was arranged for yesterday and approved the following - Mr. Land and Mr. McFall being present at the meeting. The following awards you will note are to the lowest bidder in each case- and are as per bid except where nited: Item 1-A Insley =4ianufacturing Company `4357.0 0 . - I! 1-B.Richmond Electric Company- • 4a07500 . 2- Westinghouse Electric Company, bid 4 2�400.00 3-A General Electric Company bid 42195.00 -less 60.00 for omission of tank lifter which we do not need. y-B. Richmond Electric Company `y3, 05�.00 +-A. General Electric Company 4 316.80 4-B. Richmond Electric Company 330.48 4-0 " . II i� 213.45 . 4-D. H ii it 100. ',0 4-E. n - II5.if 1- 00 4-F. " .. " " 615.06 The General Eledtric Company bid on this item was lower, but could not be accepted as it was not according to specifications and would not fit the job. • 4-G. Westinghouse Electric 8: Mfg. Company 30.00 • . 4-H. Richmond_ Electric Company 395.00 You will note that their bid- was for �11-1-5. 0, but this bid II . covered a 200 amp. whereas the specifications called for 600 amp. and it was agreeable to the other two bidders to al-low • them to change their price as stated above. - - ---.I. Richmond Electric Company - 1.63-.00 (See next page) . Monday Novemoer. 15th, 1926. 41 a • Bids cont 'd. , The orders have been placed in accordance with the above, therefore, the certified checks can be returned. Due the the characteristics of the material covered in these dif- ferent orders, the writer does not feel it necessary to make a form- al contract, thinking that the order reading as per bid and plans and specifications will suffice, also the writer does not feel it IlL necessary to ask the contractors to give bond. aespec tfully submitted Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant . D. C. Hess, i:ianager: Claims in anodnt of . 773 . 59 were allowed and ordered paid. ' • • • • • • The Board then adjourned, us,- of Board. Attest : • Clerk of Board