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<br />April 8th, 1952.
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<br />At a regular m~eting of the City Council, held o2 April 8th, 1952, there were present:
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<br />FredA. Duke, Frank ~. Bilisoly, Jr., George L.Grimes, Carl C. Houghton,Jr.,
<br />James N. Howard, R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H.Earl
<br />~eiseman, Pearle J. ;qilson, I. G. Vass, Cit~ Nanager, R. C. Barclay, City
<br />Attorney.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting of Earch 25th, 1952 were read and approved.
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<br /> The following reports from the City Na~ager were read:
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<br /> 1st - mi submit a report on bids received for the Westhaven sewers and pumping station
<br />equipment and co~ncur in the recommendation of the City Engineer concerning the awarding of contract." '
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<br /> Inclosure -
<br /> "In response to the City of Portsmouth's advertisement for bids for the ~/esthaven
<br />sewers, Divisic~s Ea, Eh, and Ec, on March 26th, 1952, the following proposals were submitted:
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<br />Division Eat Trunk sewers. Suction Lines & Force M~.~.
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<br />Leo Butler Company, Silver Springs,Ed.
<br />Virginia Engineering Co., Newport News,
<br />A.G. Pinkston Co., Portsmouth, Va.
<br />A. Stanley Nundy Co., Norfolk, Va.
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<br />Division Eh, Pumping Station, Equ~14~.ifiE ~e!l and A.n~ :~tenances
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<br />J. Lawrence Smith, Portsmouth, Va.
<br />Van De Riet Const. Co., Norfolk, Va.
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<br />.Division E~, Pumping Station Eq?~pme_~t
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<br />Fairbanks-Norse Co., New York, N.Y.
<br />Allis- Ohalmers Co., Richmond, Va.
<br />Yeomans Bros., Chicago, Ill
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<br />~Low Combination:
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<br />Leo Butler Co. Ea.
<br />J. Lawrence Smith, Eh.
<br />Fairbanks- Norse Ec.
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<br />Ovsr
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<br />$ 667,~.;.~.20
<br /> 72~,000.00
<br /> 785,0~5.00
<br /> 1,037,740.00
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<br />117,704.00
<br />119,700.00
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<br />7, 661. O0
<br />8,750.00
<br />11,720.00
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<br /> Engineers' Percentage
<br />Bid _.Estimate P~us or rLinus
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<br />$ 6~7,000.00
<br /> 55,600.00
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<br />$ 667,~4~. 20
<br /> llT,VO~.O0
<br /> 7,661.00
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<br />Plus 3.16%
<br />Plus 111.69%
<br />.~inus ~7.17%
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<br />$ 792,809.20
<br />, ,716,000.00
<br />$ 76,809.20
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<br />$ 716,000.00 Plus 10.73%
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<br /> The bid of Leo Butler Co., Silver Springs, Mde., for Division Ea, Trumk Sewers, Suc-
<br />tion lines and Force Eains amounts to a total of $667,k~44.20 based on the number of units shown in the schedule
<br />of quantities and the unit prices bid. The Engineers estimate amounts to a total of $647,000.00, the Contractors
<br />bid therefore is $20,000.00 more than the E~gineers estimate or 3.16% which is reasonably close. I am therefore
<br />recommemding that this Division Ea, be awarded to the ~.eo~Butler Company.
<br /> The bid of J.'~ Lawrence Smith, Portsmouth, Va., for Division Eb, Pumping Station, Equa-
<br />lizing Well and appurtenances amounts to a total of $117,704.00 based on the n,xmber of ~nits shown in the sche-
<br />du!e of quantities and the unit prices bid. The Engineers estimate amouhts to a total of $55,600.00; the contract-
<br />ors bid therefore was $62,104.00 more than the Engineers estimate or 111.69%, which is more than double the esti
<br />mate. This ~mount in our opinion, is entirely too high and I am therefore ~ecommending that the bids on DivTsien
<br />Eb, he rejected and that it be re-advertised for bids within a reasonab!e~%ime.
<br /> The Engineers have received the specifications and information submitted by Fair-
<br />banks-Morse Company with their proposal for the Pumping ~Station Equipment, Division Ec. The equipment proposed
<br />appears to meet the specified requirements at the rated point, but fall far short of the required deliveries at
<br />the higher operating heads. The pumps proposed by Fairbahks, Morse ~e not acceptable for the required service.
<br />Also the motors described in the proposal are not the sp!ashp~roof moto~s as specified. The Engineers are now stu-
<br />dying the proposal of Allis-Chalmers and Yeomans Brothers, to see if they will meet the requirements. I am there-
<br />fore recommending that we withhold any ~ec~sion on the award of the pumping equipment at this time."
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<br /> Motion of .Mr. Houghton that the~ contr-aet for the trunk line sewers be awarded to ~eo
<br />Butler Company and the bids on the pumping station be rejected, and the bids on the sewer pumping equipment be
<br />held in abeyance, was adopted.
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<br /> 2md - "I attach hereto a letter and financial statement received from Er. Harold I.
<br />Baumes, ~ec~retary, Utilities Committee of the League of mrgmnma Munmempalmtmes concerning the intervention in the
<br />Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Rate case. The amount of refund will be credited to the General Funds of
<br />the City."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 3rd - "I ~m attaching hereto a copy of 'a letter from General ~ames A. Anderson, Com-
<br />missioner, Department of H' -
<br /> mghways, concerning Route Designation through the Norfolk~Portamouth Ttln~el. This is
<br />submitted for your information~n '
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<br /> Inclosure -
<br /> "Your joint letter of March 27th reo2aesting the Highway Department to designate Alter-
<br />nato UiS. Route ~60 as the approach to the Norfolk'Portsmouth Tunnel, has been carefully considered. I am happy
<br />indeed that Norfolk, Portsmouth a~d the Tunnel Commission have bean able to agree on a solution to a difficult
<br />and complex problem. Congrat~ations:
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