HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/07/1983 FINANCE COMMITTEE
November 7, 1983
6:30 p.m.
Mayor's Conference Room
Members present: Chairman Dowie, Bowers, Roehr, Wilharm
The following bids were reviewed for the renovation of the third
floor of the Waterloo Public Library for the Cedar Arts Forum:
Bidder Base Bid
Cardinal Construction $20,438.00
Prairie Construction 19,897.00
Don Gardner Construction 21,259.00
Paul Christensen No Bid
Claude Gardner 32,320.00
Daniel 's Home Improvement 27,712.00
Chuck Heene Construction No Bid
It was moved by Bowers, seconded by Wilharm to accept the bids of
Prairie Construction in the amount of $19,897.00 and Alternate 2 in
the amount of $2,888.00 for a total contract of $22,785.00 for the
above project. Motion carried.
The following bids were received for marked and unmarked police
vehicles:
Crossroads Ford G. Morris Chev. Reed Cadillac
Intermediate $9,989.00 $10,429.95 $10,063.82
Compact size 8,386.00 9,071.38 9,747.65
Compact size/cruise 8,534.00 9,220.13 9,922.65
It was moved by Wilharm, seconded by Bowers to approve the recommendation
of the Police Department to accept the low bid of Crossroads Ford as
follows:
9 - 1984 Ford LTD (marked - $9,989 each)= $89,901.00
2 - 1984 Ford LTD (unmarked - $9,989 each)= $19,978.00
4 - 1984 Ford Tempo (marked - $8,386 eeach)= $33,544.00
3 - 1984 Ford Tempo (unmarked w/cruise) - $8,534)= $25,602.00
Total $169,025.00
Motion carried.
The following bids were reviewed for a hydraulic jack for the Central
Garage:
Bidder Amount
Standard Battery $675.49
Lewis Motor $799.00
Dorfmans $714.13
Gray Service Equipment did not meet spec.
It was moved by Bowers, seconded by Wilharm to approve the recommendation
of the Superintendent of the Central Garage to approve the above stated bid
of Standard Battery. Motion carried.
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The following bids were reviewed for eight (8) vehicle safety shields and
eight (8) shot gun racks for the Police Department:
Bidder Amount
Ray O'Herron Co. , Inc. $2,439.00
Law Enforcement Equip. Co. , Inc. 3,022.40
Constable Equipment Co., Inc. 2,964.00
It was moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm to approve the recommendation of
the Police Department to accept the above stated bid of Ray O'Herron
Company, Inc. Motion carried.
Bids were reviewed for Mine Safety Appliance (MSA) Equipment for the Fire
Department from Smeal Fire Equipment, Clarey's Safety Equipment, Inc. and
Heiman Fire, Inc. The Fire Chief recommended that the bid of Heiman Fire
Inc. , for items 1,2,4,5,6 in the amount of $777.00 be accepted. It was
moved by Wilharm, seconded by Roehr to approve this recommendation. Motion
carried.
The bid of Young Plumbing and Heating Company in the amount of $7,342.00
for plumbing in City Hall was reviewed. The recommendation of the Building
and Grounds Committee was to accept the Young bid. This project would
replace the main and laterals. It was moved by Bowers, seconded by Wilharm
to approve this bid. Motion carried.
The 1983-84 contract with the Black Hawk Humane Society was discussed. Tom
Colvin was present to convey the Society's need for a 9% increase. It was
moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm to authorize the Director of Health and
Sanitation, Bill Hoffman, to negotiate a contract and bring it back for
Council action. Motion carried.
The request of the Clerk/Auditor's Office for authorization to purchase a
cash register was reviewed. It was moved by Roehr, seconded by Bowers to
approve the purchase of a Model 2118 Electronic machine from NCR in the
amount of $1,500.00. Motion carried.
It was moved by Roehr, seconded by Bowers to approve the following
requisitions:
WPCP 9360 Peerless Pump $5,078.00
9359 Weber Electric Inc. 600.00
9361 Dalton Plumbing 650.00
Electrical 9937 Brown Traffic Control Prod. 957.20
9944 Cardinal Chemical Co. 1,023.75
9939 Kies Electric Supply Co. 41,952.63
Motion carried.
With no further business before the Committee, the meeting adjourned.
Larry P. Burger
Clerk/Auditor