HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/06/1981 — —FINANCE COMMITTEE
April 6 , 1981
City Hall , Waterloo , Iowa
The Finance Committee of the City of Waterloo , Iowa met in the Mayor ' s
Conference Room in City Hall at 6 : 30 P.M. on April 6 , 1981 .
Council Member Dowie presiding.
On Roll Call : Bowers , Roehr, Wilharm, Dowie
The following bids were opened for roof repair for the #2 Fire Station:
BIDDER AMOUNT
Fuller Roofs , Inc . $7 , 250 . 00
Crisp Service Roofing Co . 6 , 883 . 00
It was moved by Bowers , seconded by Wilharm to refer the above bids to the
Building Committee and Fire Chief for review and recommendation. The motion
carried.
The following bid was received for electrical work in the Police Radio
Communication Center :
BIDDER AMOUNT
Black Hawk Electrical Co. $2, 938 . 00
It was moved by Roehr, seconded by Bowers to approve the above bid . The
motion carried.
The following bids were received for mechanical work in the Police Radio
Communication Center :
BIDDER AMOUNT
Young Plumbing and Heating Co. $2 ,813 . 00
Meyers Sheet Metal Works 2 , 949 . 00
It was moved by Roehr, seconded by Bowers to refer the above bids to
Curt Parsons for review and recommendation. The motion carried.
The following bid was received for general contracting work in the Police
Radio Communication Center:
BIDDER AMOUNT
Chas . Mauser & Sons , Inc . $4 , 355 . 00
It was moved 1y Wilharm, seconded by Bowers to approve the above bid. The
motion carrie II .
The Police cart bids received at the previous Finance Committee were discussed.
The Chief reported that the Jim Holdiman bid did not meet the specifica-
tions . The fallowing bid prices were reviewed:
Hanawalt Ford $ 93 , 163 . 96
George Morris Chevrolet 98 , 846 .40
Dick Witham Chevrolet 99 , 226 . 80
Mark Gill Buick 101 , 952 . 00
Friedley Lincoln-Mercury 104, 249 . 40
Discussion involved whether the low bid should be accepted and whether the
Ford or Chevrolet bid should be accepted due to interchangeability of parts
with current Police cars . It was moved by Roehr , seconded by Wilharm to
approve the low bid of Hanawalt Ford. Ayes : Wilharm, Roehr . Nays : Bowers ,
Dowie. Motion NOT carried. Therefore, it was moved by Roehr , seconded by
Bowers to refer the matter to the full Council for their recommendation.
The motion carried.
Don Thorson, Street Superintendent , asked for authorization to take bids on
a motor grader on a lease/purchase basis . The current contract on the
machine has expired. It was moved by Bowers , seconded by Wilharm to
authorize bid taking. The motion carried.
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Discussion on the purchase of a posting machine was delayed.
It was moved by Bowers , seconded by Wilharm to approve payment of the
following bids :
DEPT. P. 0.# VENDOR AMOUNT
Fire 5297 Kimmey Fire & Safety $1 ,470 . 50 approx.
Central Garage 5132 Herman Brown Co . 748 . 00
5138 Ben & Dick' s Automotive 324. 18
M.V. P.F. 5216 Black Hawk Plastics 544 . 50'
5223 Cohn Bros . , Inc . 301 . 55
Plan & Program 5295 Brice , Petrides & Assoc . 750 . 00
Police 5125 Dictaphone Corp . 740 . 00
5256 Muldoon' s Body Shop 2 ,207 . 05
Water Pollution 5186 Rath Packing 25 ,895 . 46
5296 Hercules , Inc .
,, 12 ,442 . 02
5334 Vose Moving Co. 1 , 000 . 00
000 . 00
5333 Crane Packing Co . 400. 00
The motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 6 : 51 .
Larry P . Burger
City Clerk