HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-03-2011 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR RICHMOND POWER & LIGHT
OCTOBER 3, 2011
The Board of Directors for Richmond Power & Light Plant met in regular.session at 7 p.m. October 3,
2011 in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Wissel presided.:
ROLL CALL:.
Present were: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Kelley Cruse-Nicholson, Bruce Wissel, Clayton Miller, Bing Welch,
Larry Parker, Diana Pappin, Bob Goodwin and Phil Quinn.
Also present were: Steve Saum, General Manager; Walt Chidester, City Attorney; Karen Chasteen, City
Clerk.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Mr. Parker moved to approve the minutes of the meeting held September 19, 2011, supported by Ms.
Pappin. Upon a vote viva voce, the motion passed.
APPROVAL OF BILLS, INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS:
Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, Ms. Pappin moved to approve the following bills for
payment, supported by Mr. Goodwin. Upon a vote viva voce, the motion passed.
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions 314,129.58
Transfers from Cash Operating to:
Miscellaneous Prepaid Invoices 259,110.35
Telecom. Div. Misc. Pre Paid Invoices: 52,568.03
EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: 138,311.58
EFT Transfers: 124,994.77
Total Bills Not Paid: 448.492.41
Grand Total: $1,060,983.56
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE: Mr. Elstro reported there are 6,000 street lights in the City of Richmond.
OLD BUSINESS:
• Bid Opening — 2011/12 back yard Mini Derrick: Mr. Parker moved to accept the Proof of
Publication as presented by Mr. Saum, supported by Ms. Pappin. Upon a vote viva voce, the
motion passed.
The following bids were received:
Altec - $128,785.00 (w/trade in)
Nesco - $135,500—base price
Ms. Pappin moved to refer bids to the General Manager for tabulation, evaluation and
recommendation, supported by Mr. Parker. Upon a vote viva voce, the motion passed.
• Bid Opening — Service Building Construction: Mr. Parker moved to accept the Proof of
Publication as presented by Mr. Saum, supported by Mr. Miller. Upon a vote viva voce, the
motion passed.
The following bids were received:
General Contractor:
Hagerman, Inc. - $1,565.000.00
CPM - $1,357,000.00
Smarelli General Contractor - $1,260,000,00
Pride Mark Construction - $1,450,000.00
Crane, Inc. - $1,327,000.00
Fire Suppression:
Ryan Fire Protection, Inc. - $ 55,000.00
Grunau - $ 32,300.00
Mechanical:
Poynter Sheet Metal - $ 389,400.00
Lehman's, Inc. - $ 366,000,00
Electrical:
Carroll Electric - $ 281,000.00
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October 3,2011
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Mechanical/Electrical:
Crane, Inc. - $2,030,000.00
Hill Electric - $ 715,780.00
Carroll Electric - $ 698,000.00
Mr. Miller moved to refer bids to the General Manager for tabulation, evaluation and
recommendation, supported by Mr. Parker. Upon a vote viva voce, the motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS: None
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER:
• Met with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management re proposed "fixes" of
Environmental Protection Agency mandates. RP&L was evaluated and no problem is predicted
with the proposed gasification program.
• There has been no generation the past few weeks. Coal delivery was postponed during October.
• There were a few outages in the past couple of weeks caused by trees.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: None
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business and a motion duly made, the meeting was adjourned.
Bruce Wissel, Chairperson
TTEST: Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC
City Clerk