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<br />January 11, 1983
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<br /> "As-you know, the Cities of Portsmouth and Suffolk recently concluded an agreement
<br />whereby Portsmouth could drill deep wells at its water treatment facilities in Suffolk.
<br />Th~ 1980-81 drought clearly indicated a need for additonal water supply and it has been
<br />determined that deep wells would provide that water at the lowest cost.
<br />
<br /> Bids-have beenreceived'for Phase I of the project, which includes boring the well,
<br /> casing pipe and engineering work to test the acquifer. Phase II, which will be bid later,
<br />· will provide the pumps, motors and other elements to activate the wells. Bids for Phase I
<br /> were as follows:
<br />
<br /> Layne-Atlantic Co. $165,250
<br /> Sydnor Hydrodynamics, Inc. $199,000
<br /> R. L. Majette Co. $217,660
<br />
<br /> Funds are available in the Public Utilities Capital Improvements Fund for this project.
<br />A breakdown of the estimated costs to complete Phase I are as follows:
<br />
<br />Construction
<br />Engineering
<br />Contingencies
<br />
<br />$165,250
<br /> 7,400
<br /> 12,350
<br />
<br />Total $187,000
<br />
<br /> The Director of Public Utilities has recommended awarding the contract to Layne-Atlantic
<br />the low bidder, and I concur with his recommendation."
<br />
<br /> O~ motion of Mr. Whitlow and seconded by Mr. Gray that the following ordinance be
<br />approved on'first reading, and by unanimous vote:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $187,000. FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITY CAPITAl IMPROVEMENT
<br />FUND FOR PHASE I OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO DEEP WELLS ON THE CITY WATERSHED IN
<br />SUFFOLK."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb to award bid
<br />being the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of ~165,250,
<br />unanimous vote.
<br />
<br />to Layne-Atlantic Company,
<br />and was adopted by
<br />
<br /> 83-7 "Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance appropriating
<br />$120,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the Glasgow Street Force Main Project; and,
<br />authorizing award of bid to the lowest responsible bidder."
<br />
<br /> "The 1982-87 ~Capital Improvements Program authorizes $700,000 in the current fiscal
<br />year for construction of a new sewage pumping station and appurtenant sewer lines to service
<br />the Downtown Waterfront Area.
<br />
<br /> This project includes construction of the force main down Glasgow
<br />Street to Effingham Street to convey sewage from the new pump station
<br />st~ation at the corner of Glasgow and Effingham Streets.
<br />
<br />Street from Water
<br />to the existing pump
<br />
<br /> The bid analysis indicates a low bid of $91,635 submitted by Inner-View, LTD. Bids
<br />received are lis~ed below:
<br />
<br />(1) Inner-View, LTD.
<br />(2) A & W Contractos, Inc.
<br />(3) Carter-Bell Corporation
<br />(.4) .Vico Construction Corporation
<br />(5) Suburban Grading & Utilities, Inc.
<br />(6) A. Stuart Bolling Company, Inc.
<br />(7) Richard L. Crowder Constructmon, Inc.
<br />
<br />$ 91,635.00
<br />$103,321.80
<br />$111,400.00
<br />S115,474.12
<br />$124,899.22
<br />$133,882.00
<br />$179,822.00
<br />
<br />City Estimate:
<br />
<br />$ 90,000.00
<br />
<br /> Contingencies, project administration and inspection fees bring the total anticipated
<br />cost to $120,000. Funds were included and approved by the~oters in the November bond
<br />referendum. The total project cost is calculated as follows:
<br />
<br />Contract price
<br />Contingencies
<br />Contract Administration
<br />
<br />& Inspection
<br />
<br />91,635.00
<br />18,000.00
<br />10,365.00
<br />
<br />Total Anticipated Project Cost:
<br />
<br />$120,000.00
<br />
<br /> The remaining $580,000 in the authorization will be used to construct the pump station
<br />and any other appurtenant.gravity sewer lines that may be needed for the Downtown Waterfront
<br />Development.
<br />
<br /> The Office of the City Engineer and I recommend appropriation of the necessary funds
<br />for this Froject and award of the contract to the low bidder."
<br />
<br /> On metion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mrs. Webb, that the following ordinance be
<br />approve~ on first reading, and by unanimous vote:
<br />
<br />"AN CRDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $120,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE
<br />GLASGOW STREET FORCE MAIN PROJECT TO SERVICE THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT AREA."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray a~d seconded by Mrs. Webb to award bid to Inner-View, LTD, being
<br />the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $91,635.00, and was adopted by unanimous rot
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