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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING,ADJOURNED SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.3
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
July 30,1952 at 7:30 p.m.
Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors met if-i adjourned session,pur
suant to adjournment of the meeting on July 23,1952,at the
hour of 7:30 p.m.,July 30,1952 in Room 239,11014.West Eighth
Street,Santa Ana,California.
Chairman Finch called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Biards to order at 7:30 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of
ti~e Board to b.e present.
Directors present’:Hugh W.Warden (Chairman),Nelson
-M.Launer,Willis H.Warner,and
Joseph Webber
Dir~ctors absent:C.R.Miller
Others present:Raymond R.Ribal
C.Arthur Nissan,Jr.
Nat H.Neff
Francis H.Bulot
K.J.Harrison
J,A.Woolley
Carl J.Thornton
John Colwell
Itobert H.Helen
Harry Ashton
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Chairman Finbh,presiding ofui~er of the joint me~t~ig~of
the Districts’Boards,turned the meeting oiter,to the Ohair~mah
of District No.1 Board of Directors for the pui~pos~.bfbp~irig
sealed bids for the construction of the Faii”vie~Road ~Unk
Sewer in District No.1,at 7:05 p.rn~
The Chairman of the Board of District No.1 turned the
meeting over to Chairman Finch,after the opening,reading
and examini~g of sealed bids,at g:Oo p.m.
Repo~_on_Cost Plus Chairman ~‘inch called upon Mr.Nisson
S~rvices Performed for a report upon the status of cost
~iHarrison &Woolley plus statements received from Harri6on
&Woolley,et al.
Mr.Nisson reported that the two bills referred to
him for clarification with the design engineers in the
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amounts of $~9.72 and ~95~.3l,had been resubmitted and
as now ptesented list overhead as the amount ~tributab1e
to the job rather than a fixed percentage for overu~~.~
and that the resubmitted bill~k~,ave been reviewed with
the County Auditor who has advised t~hat if i~is the
desire of the Boards to pay these bills,~bh~y will be
allowed for payment upon proper authorization~
At the request of the Chairman the Secretary read
bill under date of May 2~1952 for h9.72 and bill under
date of May 7,1952 1~or ~p95~.3l and the computations
thereon,as submitted by Harrison &Woolley and Headman,
Ferguson &Carollo.
Mr~N;issOn read a recommended motion for the payment
of these tWo bills~
Authdrizing Pavri~ent The Boards of Directors took the
~f bills for ~cost following action;
~Juss.e rv i c e S to
~r~j~on &Wooil~y Moved by Director Bohey,seconded
et al
,by Director Warner and duly carrieth
That the thotion~pa~sed by the Boards of Directors of
County Sänitafloi~Districts Nos.l~2~3,5;6,7 and 11 a~
a joint meet~ng held On May 2~1952 which approved payment
b~Harrison &Woolley and Headman~~‘erguson &Carollo bills
in the amounts of $~9.72 and ~95~~3l and the method of
computation of Overhead for cost plus services submitted
therewith,be ahd the dame are hereby rescinded.
Th~Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Distridts ?~os.1~2,3i 5,63 7 and 11 took the
following action:
Moved b~Director McBride seconded by Director Warner
and dul~carried:
That thOse ~tatement~submitted b~t Harrison &Woolley,
and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo dated May 2~1952,in the
suhi of ~9~72 and May 7,1952 in the sufti of $95~.3l,be
approved and ~hat the amounts shown as actual costs includ
ing the item “Overhead attributable to this job”be found,
and they are hereby determined to be the ~‘actual costs”
accruing to said engineers in the performance of the
subject work under the provisions of Paragraph VIII of their
contract with Couhty Sanitation District No.l~dated
February 1,1952,and that the Treasurer of the District pay
said armounts due as shown by said statements.
~ort of thé~Mr.Ribal read his report to the
Chief Engine~Directors.This report is on record
and Gen€~r~al in the office of the Secretary.
~nager.
R~port of,Harrison &Mr.Harrison read the report and
Woo1l~y,et al recommendations of the design
engineers.
The Boards of Directors took the following action:
Moved by Director Launer,seconded by Seabridge and
duly carried:
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That the report of the design engineers which was
read by Mr.Harrison be received and ordered filed.
~Discussionen A general discussion was held
Canvass of ‘aids by the Directors,attorneys,
representatives of the low bidder
for construction of the marine section of the ocean outfall
and the engineers,upon factors which might have deterred
bidding by other contractors.Means were disucssed which
might be employed to secure additional information from
contractors who had taken out plans but did not submit bids
as well as possible negotiations with th~low bidder for
elimination of items or other legal procedure to reduce
cost of construction of the marine section of the ocean
outfall.
It was generaLly concurred that the Chief Engineer
and General Manager,representatives of the low bidder
on the marine section of the outfall,the attorneys for the
Districts and the design engineers should meet for an
analysis of the low bid and study of legal methods which
could be taken to lower the cost of construction of the
marine section of the outfall.
~pointing a The Boards of Directors took the
rinance Committed following action:
Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director
Chandler and duly carried by the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
1hat the Chairman be authorized to appoint a Committee
of three as a Finance Committee to analyze the requirements
of the joint projects of the Districts and to return a
cost study to the Boards on allocations of funds which may
be made to each unit of the work.
Adjournment The Boards of Directors took the
following action:
Moved by Director Warner,seconded by Director Warden
and duly carried:
That the meeting of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts l\os.1,2,3,7,~and 11 be ad~journed
to Friday evening,at ~OO p.m.,August 1,1952,in h.oom
239 at 1104 West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of these
Boards so adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
7 C~ythn,Board of Directors
7 Cou~y Sanitation District No,3
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
Secretary,Board o~Directors
County Sanitation District No.3
Orange County,California
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