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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978.09.26 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES• STATE OF IDAHO, ) COUNTY OF MADISON, )SS CITY OF REXBURG. ) • A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, was held on Tuesday, the 26th day of September, 1978, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P.M. at the Council Chambers in the City Hall, being the regular meeting place of said Council, at which meeting there were present and answering roll call, the following, who constituted a quorum: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilmen: Barton Jensen Warren Porter Moran Garner Nile Boyle Darlene Blackburn James Morris Absent: None Also Present: Rose Bagley, City Clerk Earl Kemp and Russ Backus of Forsgren & Perkins, City Engineer Thereupon the following proceedings, among others, were duly had and taken: The City Clerk stated that the invitation for bids for the construction of improvements in Local Improvement District No. 23 for the purpose of causing certain streets and alleys and parts thereof within the corporate limits of said City to be graded, re-graded, graveled, paved., re-paved and otherwise improve certain streets within the District and to construct and reconstruct curbs, gutters, sanitary sewer mains and service lines and water mains and service lines, drainage facilities, a canal bridge and other work incidental to all of the foregoing improvements along said streets within said District, had been duly published and presented the publisher's affidavit of publishing such notice. The Mayor reported that pursuant to said Notice the bids for road construction, two bridges, water lines, curb and -38- • • gutter and street improvements as set forth in Bid Schedules ~ I, II and III were opened September 21, 1978, at 7:00 o'clock P.M.; that bids for bridge construction, Schedule III, were received as follows: Hammer Enterprises -------------------- $ 39,180.80 Burnside Construction------------------ 40,228.00 Zollinger Construction----------------- 43,346.00 Clark Bros. Concrete------------------- 47,338.00 That only .one bid for the remainder of the project, Schedules 1 I and II, was received, this being from H-K Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $339,707.00 and that the bids were referred to the City Engineer and were to be considered and let by the e9 Council at a special meeting September 26, 1978, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. ~# Earl Kemp of Forsgren & Perkins, City Engineers, stated that the bid of Hammer Enterprises for the construction of the bridges, Schedule III, in the amount. of $39,180.80 was the lowest and best bid received,. and that the bid of H-K ~~ Contractors, Inc. for the remainder of the project, Schedules _~ ~' I & IT was below the Engineer's estimate and was the lowest and best bid received; that both companies were responsible bidders and fulfilled the requirements; that because of rising material and labor costs, it was likely that better bids could not be obtained at a later date. Councilman Nile Boyle presented the following Reso- lution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 2. WHEREAS, the bids received from H-K Contractors, Inc. for Schedules T & II, and from hammer Enterprises for Schedule IIL for construction of Local Improvement District No. 23 projects were the lowest and best bids received and were below i engineer's estimates, and WHEREAS, said bidders were and are responsible and lowest bidders, fulfilling the requirements, and it is doubtful that lower bids could be obtained at a later date because of rising material and labor costs, -39- • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rexburg, Idaho, accept the bid of H-K Contractors, Inc. and enter into a contract with H-K Contractors, Inc. for construction of Local Improvement District No. 23 project described as Bid Schedules 3 I and II, and accept the bid of Hammer Enterprises and enter into a contract with Hammer Enterprises for construction of Local .Improvement District No. 23 project described as Rexburg i ~ Bid Schedule III, said contracts to be upon such terms of payment as shall be fixed by the Council; that the Mayor and City Clerk be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute said i contracts with H-K Contractors, Inc. and Hammer Enterprises; that copies of said contracts, after execution, are to be on 3 file in the office of the City Clerk and will be available for public inspection. The adoption of the Resolution was seconded by 1 Councilman Warren Porter. The Mayor called for a vote of the Council members which was as follows: Barton Jensen --- Aye Warren Porter --- Aye Morgan Garner --- Aye Nile Boyle ------ Aye Darlene Blackburn-Aye James Morris------Aye The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution carried. There was no further business before the Council pertaining to Local Improvement District No. 23. Mayo -~--> ATTEST,,: ~ f' City Clerk. , (Seal) v -40- • • r STATE OF IDAHO, ) COUNTY OF MADISON, )SS CITY OF REXBURG. ) I, ROSE BAGLEY, the duly chosen, qualified and acting I~ 1 Clerk of the City of Rexburg, in the County of Madison, and State of Idaho, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct record of the proceedings of the City Council of the City of Rexburg had and taken at a special meeting of said Council held at the City Hall in said City on September 26, 1978, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P.M. as recorded in the regular official book of records of the proceedings of said council kept in my office and that said proceedings were duly had and taken as therein shown, that the meeting therein shown was duly held, that the persons named therein as present at said meeting were present as shown by said minutes, and that all members of the City Council were duly notified of said meeting. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City of Rexburg, this 26th day of September, 1978. -~ . ~ 7 r ^! ~ (Seal) City Clerk. --; ~,,, -41-