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REGULAR MEETING,ADJOUR~TED S ~SION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.3
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
January 21,1953 at ~:OO p.m.
Room 239,1101÷ West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors met in adjourned.session at the hour
of ~:OO p.m.,January 21,1953,in Room 239 at 1104 West Eighth
Street,Santa Ana,California.
Chairman Finch called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at ~:O0 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of
the Board to be present.
Directors present:Nelson N.Launer (Chairman pro tern),Irvin
C.Chapman,Joseph Webber,C.R.Miller
and Willis H.Warner
Directors absent:None.
Others present:Lee N.Nelson,Harry Ashton,C.Arthur
Nisson,Jr.,Robert Barletta,Herman
Hiltscher,General S.E.Ridderhof,
J.A.Woolley,K.J.Harrison,Raymond
M.Her-tel and Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Chairman pro tern The Board of Directors took the following
action:
Moved by Director Willis H.Warner,seconded by Director
Joseph Webber and duly carried:
That Director Nelson M.Launer be appointed Chairman pro
tern of the Board of Directors of.County Sanitation District
No.3.
Correspondence and The Secretary read a letter dated
Communications January 21,1953 from the law firm of
Drunim and Drurnm,transmitting an
Objection and Protest to the modification of the Bacon Plan.
The Objection and Protest,bearing the si~atures of Maggie
L.Jones,Lucille R.Allaire,Laurence Miola,Clyde H.Ellis,
Harold Gisler and Walter R.Gisler was also read.
The Boards of Directors took the following action:
Moved by Director Vernon E.Langenbeck,seconded by
Director C.R.Miller and duly carried by the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7
and 11:
That the letter from Drurnm &Drumm and Protest to the
Modification Plan..be received and ordered filed.
The Secretary read a letter dated
January 19,1953 from P&J Artukovich,
Inc.and the N.Miller Company,stating they desired to with
draw their letter qualifying their bid on the land section of
the Ocean Outfall Sewer in which stipluation was made that their
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acceptance of an award would be made upon installation
of both schedules;and that they would be willing t~
accept an award on Schedule I,based on the hid of
~l2l,996.00.
The J3oards of Directors took the folio Tin:~’,action:
Moved by Director J.~L,McBride,seconded by Dir
ector Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.,and duly carried:
That the letter from P &J Artukovich,Inc and
M1 Miller Company be received and ordered filed~
~At the request of the Chief
~Engineer and General Manager,
uctionofLan.aSection~the Secretary read the joint
Ocean_0ut~~~~_report of the Chief Engineer and
General Manager and the Design
Eni?~jneers Qn tabulation of bids and recommendations on
award of contract for constn~ction of the Ocean Outfall
bewer.
Mimeographed copies cd’canvass of bids were di~tri—
buted to each of the Distrectors.Copy o±this canvass
of bids is or~record,in the office of the Secretary,which
lists:
Smale &r~obinson low bidder on the basis of award
to a single contractor on Schedules I and II —)307,070.50
(b)R.A.Wattson Company low bidder on the basis of
award to a sir~gle contractor on Sche~u.le I and Alternate
Schedule II,‘32~,9~5~25.
(c)L Miller Company low bidder on basis of award of
Schedule I alone -1~l2l,996.0O.
Cd)Smale &Robinson low bidder on basis of award of
Schedule II and Alternate Schedule II,~l27,~6l.50 ~nd
•~l53 ,/~Lr.2.50,respect~ivel.
•Total Cos~~of (c)arid (d)above:
i.i.Miller Co.Schedule I ~l2l;996~00
Smale &Robinson Schedule II ~j~6l.50
$~9 ~
Total Cost ~c)and Cd)above:
M.Miller Co.Schedule I ~l2l;99(.C0
Sr~~le &Robinson Alternate Schedule II l53j~42.50
~75 ,
O~~1 flost of (a)above:
Smale &Robinson Shecuies I and II
Total Cost of (b)above):
R.A.Wattson Schedule I and Alternate
Schedule II ~32~9F~5.25
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Departures Director.Willis H.Warner
left the.meeting at ~:2O p.m.
Review of Tabulations The Boards of Directors reviewed
and Recowmendations tabulations and canvass of bids
with the Chief Engineer arid General
Manager,the attorney and the Design Eng:Lneers.
Mr.Hisson stated the opinion that award S1~O’1’Lr1 he
made to a single bidder;there being no specific stipu
lations in the specifications that award could or could
not be made separately for each Sc1iec~uie~Page 36 of the
Specifications defined location and description of the
work as one unit and Page 39 required the contrac~ui’to
coalete all work on both Sections ~.fithin 165 calendar
days and provided no division of tiiie between the two
Sche(iles.
Mr.Harrison renorted the three lowest bidders had
verbally stated each would accept award of contract for
one Schedule alone,but after com:letion of the re-oort
and recommendations by the design engineers and t]~e
Chief IL~gineer and General Manager,the finns of Smale &
Robinson and R.A~~iattson Company had both withdrawn
their verbal statement that they would accept award of
contract for only one Schedule.
Award of Contract Mr.Lee M.Nelson,CiT~ief Hn~’ineer
and General Manager made the
recomr~iendat~on that award of contract te r~ade to the low
bidder Ii.Miller Company for Schedule I,Alternate A
and that all other bids be rejected in accordance with
draft of resolution distributed with the .~genda;and
that Schedule II or Alternate Schedule II later on be
included in notice of bids for cmristructicn of lines in
that vicinity.
The Boards of,iDirectors took the following action:
Moved by Director J.L.McBride,seconded by
Director Courtney ~Chandler:
That tb.e Boards adont resolution recommended by
the Cpi5f ~ngineer and General Manager for award of
contract for constii~ction of Schedule I,Alt e~’nate A
of the proposal,to the M.Miller Oompar.u
rilbere foliowed a discussion of previous rejection
of bids ~or construction of the Lajid Section of the
Ocean Outfall and tl.e advisability of again.rsjecting
bids,as well a~possibility of delay in startin~constr
uction work ir-ider Schedule II or Alternate Schedule II.
DirActor Chapman requested infonnati~n upon capa
cities oi.~tained by construction under the rronosed award,
and cost of const~’ucting additional faciliie~to meet
canarity requirements a few years late.‘ui.
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The Design Engineers stated that in previous analysis
of funds available to construct the entire project,allocetions
were set up :i~or each unit.The recommenciation made for reduction
in size of pipe in Schedule TI was based upon dollars and cents
Lo bring the cost within the funds previously allocated..The
3oards reviewed with the engineers cost of construction and
capacities nrovided by Schedule II and Alternate Schedule II.
The vote was polled by roll call and the Secretary
announced the motion had failed to carry by all Districtst Boards~
‘The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 adopted Resolution No,245 upon a
motion made by Director Courtney R.Chandler,seconded by Director
Irvin C.Chapman and’duly carried by roll call vote of each of
the Districts Boards,wherein District No.1 vras authorized to
enter into a contract with R.A.Wattson Company for construction
of the Land Section of the Ocean Outfall Sewer for the sum of
~Certified copy of this resolution is attached here—
to and made a part of these minutes.
R~~rt of the Director Chandler,Chairman of the
~xecutive_Com~y~ittee Executive Committee read the report
and recomnendations of the Executive
Committee.This report is on file in the office of the
Secretary.
There followed a discussion of the recommendation
made by ~he Executive Committee.
Chairman Finch called upon the Design Er~ineers for a
verbal proposal for the preparation of a funding and sizing
report as recommended by the Executive Corimittee.
Mr.Harrison,representing the Design Engineers,sub
mitted the following verbal proposal~
That,for the fee of ~l,5OO,OO,Harrison &Vioolley
and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo would~prepare and submit
to the Boards on or before Janu~ry 2~,.1953 a detailed
Funding and Sizing Report for the Treatment Plant and
Certain Trunk Sewers —Modification Plan,estimating
construction costs of a RGversed Ellis Avenue Trunk
Sewer,a Sewer Paralleling the Santa Ana River,Treat
ment Plant Trunk Sower and.the Treatment Plant in maxImum
sizes which could he constructed with funds available.
The Boards of Directors took the following action:
Moved hr Director Vernon E~Langenheck,seconded.by
Director J,L.McBride and duly carried by the Boards~of’
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5~6~
7 and 11:
That the verbal proposal of Harrison &Woolley and
Headman,Ferguson &Carollo for the preparation of a~
detailed Funding and Sizing Report for the fee of ~l,5OO.OO
be accepted;and’that they submit to the Boards on or
before January 2~,1953 a detailed “Funding and.Sizing
Report —Modification Plan”estimating construction costs of
a Reversed Ellis Avenue Trunk Sewer,a Sewer Paralleling the
Santa Ana River,Treatment Plant Trunk and the Treatment
Plant in maximum sizes which could he constructed with funds
available,
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Authorizing negotiations The Boards of Directors took the
for ripht of way-Sta following action:
tion 0 —03 Station
20 ~55
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Moved by Director J.L.McBride,
seconded by Director Roy Seabridge
and duly carried by the Boards~ofDirectors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the Chief Engineer and General Manager and
the Legal Counsel be and they are hereby authorized to
proceed with negotiations with land owners for right of
way relating to contract work under srecifications for
the Ocean Outfall Sewer,Land Section,Station 0 —03 to
Station 20 ~55,said strip being anproximately 70,5
feet,in width.
Approval ~~o~Lt The Boar~of Directors took the
Administr~..tive following action~
Warrant Register
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Moved by Director J.L.McBride,
seconded by Director Roy Seabridge and duly carried by
the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That the Joint Administrative Warrant Register be
approved for signature and payment of:
Warrant
Demand_I0.3 In Favor Of Amount
JA-269 State Compensation Insurance Fund ~)~7~,l2
270 F.R.Harwood,Postmaster ~O~0C
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Approval of Revolviflg The Boards of Directors took the
Fund ~~A”Warrant following action:
Resister
Moved b Director Courtney fl.
Chandler,seconded by Director i?~obert H.Boney and duly
carried by the Boards of Directors of County •3anitation
Districts ~Tos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That Revolving Fund ‘~A”Warrant Register be api~roved
for sig,~~’ture and payment of:
Warrant
Demand No.,In Favor_Of Amount
A--22 Harrison &Woolley,and Headman,
F3rguson &Carollo ~jQ00~0O
Su~~nse_Rund The Boards of Diroctors took the
~Jarr.~ntRe~st€r following action:
Moved by Dire~tcr Robert H.Boney,soconded by Director
Norman H~.Miller and duly carried by ths Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1.2,3.~,6,7 and 11:
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That Suspense Fund Warrant Register be approved
for signature and payment of:
~000.00
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The Boards of Dit’ectors took the
following action:
Moved by Director Robert H.Boney,seconded by
~irector Vernon E.Langenbeck and duly carried by the~Boards
of Directors of County Sanitation Districts No5.1,2,3,
4,5,6,7 and 11:
That the joint meeting of the Boards of Directors be
adjourned.
Whereupon,the Chairman declared,the meeting of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.
1,2,3,5,6,7 and ii so adjourned at the hour of 10:40 p.m.
ATTEST:
Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.3
Orange County,California
Warrant
Demand No
Adjournment
S-39 Harrison &Woolley,and Headman,
Ferguson &Carollo
In Favor Of Amount
.rman pro ~em,board o:
Gounty Sanitation District
Orange County,California
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RESOLU1I’ION NO.2145 -3
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT NO.3 OF ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,DETERMINING THE WORK TO BE DONE,
CANVASSING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR
SCHEDULE 1 ALTERNATE A AND ALTERNATE SCHEDULE
II OF THE OCEAN OUTFALL SEWER (LAND SECTION)
AND WAIVING INFORMALITIES CONTAINED IN SAID BIDS.
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.3
of Orange County,California,resolves as follows:
Whereas:County Sanitation District No.1 as contracting agent
for itself and County Sanitation Districts Nos.2,3,5,6,7 and
11 has advertised for and has received bids for the construction
of the Ocean Outfall Sewer (Land Section)and,
Whereas:there were no bids on Schedule 1 and,
Whereas:the Board of Directors does hereby determine and
declare that they shall proceed with the work to be done under
Schedule 1,Alternate A and Alternate Schedule 2 and,
Whereas:said bids have been canvassed by the Chief Engineer
and General Manager and the Design Engineers,and
Whereas:all the bids submitted were informal because there
was no affidavit that said bids were genuine and not sham or collu
sive as required under the General Provisions Section C—2 (C),and
in addition thereto none of thc bidders excepting only Healy
Tibbitts Company submitted evidence of their ability to do the work
proposed In accordance with the provisions of A-6 contained In the
advertisement for bids arid It appears that the best Interest of
the Districts will be served by the waiving of said informalities
in the bids providing that said informalitles are corrected by
proper affidavit and submission of evidence to do the work prior
to the letting of a contract for the work and,
Whereas:the above action is taken in the best interests of
the public and in the furtherance of the business of the District
Now therefore,be it re~o1ved:
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That the unit prices for the work to be done contained
in the bid of the B.A,Wattson Company to do the work proposed
In Schedule 1,Items 1,2,3A and 4A and Alternate Schedule II,
Items 1,2,3,LI.,5A,6A and 7A Is the lowest and best bid sub
mitted for said work,and
~Whereas:if said B.A.Wattson Company corrects the Informal
ities of Its bid as hereinabove described to-wit,by submitting an
affidavit regarding collusion etc.and submitting evidence of its
ability to do the work described within the time allowed to enter
said contract,the contract for the work hereinabove described be
let to R.A.Wattson Company for the work proposed In Schedule 1,
Items 1,2,3A and )4A and In Alternate Schedule II,Items 1,2,3,
4,5A,6A and 7A for the ~,init prices contained in said bid and in
accordance with the plans and specifications therefor.
Be It further resolved t~iat all other bids be rejected and
that the surety bonds or other security posted by said bidders be
returned by the Secretary,arid
That County Sanitation District No.1 of Orange County as
contracting agent for this District,be,and Is hereby authorized
to carry out the provisions of this Resolution by execution of the
contract for the work as hereinabove provided.
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular
adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation
District No.3 ,on the 21st day of January,1953.
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Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.3
Orange County,California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of
County Sanitation District No.3 of Orange County,California,do
~hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
at a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No.3 of Orange County,California,held on
the 21st day of January,1953 by the following roll call vote:
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AYES:Directors Irvin C.Chapman,Nelson M.Launer
C.R.Miller and Joseph Webber
I\TOES None
ABSENT:Director Willis H.Warner
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of County Santt~ation District No.3 of
Orange County,California,this 22nd day of January 1953.
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Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District Mo.3
Orange County,California
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