HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 06 Minutes 1953-01-21MINUTES OF REGULAR MEEPING,ADJOURNED SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
January 21,1953 7:30 p.m.
Room 239,1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
This 21st day of January,1953 at the hour of 7:30 p.m.
in Room 239 at 1104.West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,Calif oriiia,
being the time and place for meeting of the Board of Directors
of County,Sanitation District No.6,pursuant to adjournment
of the regular meeting on January 14,1953,there not being
a quorum of the Board present,only the Secretary being present,
the meeting was thereupon adjourned by the Secretary to the
hour of ~:OO p.m.,January 21,1953,in Room 239 at 1104.
West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California.
Secretary,Board o~Directors
County Sanitation ~istrict No.6
Orange County,Ca]~fornia
.-~C)
IIINUTES OF
REGULA~.£:EETILG,ADJCURN~D SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
QOUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO,6
ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
January 21,1953 at ~:OO p.m.
Room 239,110L4.West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
The Board of Directors met in adjourned session at the
hour of F~:OO p,m.,January 21,1953 in Room 239 at 11O~West
Ei-~hth Stre•~t,$anta Ana,California.
Chair~~an I’inch called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at 5:00 p.rn.
The roil 1.Tas cafled and the SeOretary renorted a :~uorurn of
the Bo~rd to be oresent:
Directors present:A,H.Meyers (Chair~ian)
Nonnan H.Miller
Willis H.Warner (Director Warner
left the meeting at ~:2O p.m.)
Directors absent:None
Others present:Lee M.Nelson
lIarry Ashton
C.Arthur Uion
,
Jr.
Robert Barletta
Herman Hiltse’~~er
General S.E~Ridderhof
J.A,Wooilev
K.J.Harrison
Raymond I~.Hertel
Ora r~ae Merri~t,Secretary
Correspondence and The Secretary read a letter dated
Co’ir~r~~~s__Jirt~arv 21,L953 fror”ho ~~r firm
of Drunm &Drumm,transmitting
an Ohjecti~n and Protest to the uodificatiop of the Bacon
Plan,The Objection and Protest,bearing the:si~natures
of Maggie L.Jones,Lucille R.Allaire,Laurence Moiola,
Clyde H~Ellis,Harold Gisler and Walter f?~.G:.i.sier,was
also read
The Boarc1~of Directors took the followina action:
Moved by Director Vernon E,Lan,~en’oeck,seconded by
Director C,R.Miller and duly carried by the Board3 of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos~1,2,3,5,
6,7 and 1]..:
That the letter froi Dru~m &Drunim and Protest to
the I.~oci.ificati.on of the Bacon Plan be received and ordered
filed.
The Seöretary read a letter dated
Januar 19,1953 from P &J Artukovich,
Inc.and 14.Miller Company,stating they wi shed to ~iithdraw
their letter qualifying their bid on the land section of the
Ocean Outfall Sewer in which stipulation was made that their
-1—
i.
acceptance of an award would be made upon installation
of both schedules;and that they would be willing tG
accent an award on Schedule I,based on the hid of
~l2l,996.00.
The Boards of ~Directors took the followi~’:,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,Inca ,and
M4 ~1ilier Co~ipany be received and ordered filed~
Rep~tonTabuL~ion At the request of the Chief
of Bids for Constr-Engineer and General Manager,
~the Secretary read the joint
Ocean_Outfall_Sewer report of the Chief Engineer and
_______—
General Manager and the Design
i~igineers on tabulation of bids and recommendations on
award of contract for construction of the Ocean Outfall
Sewer.
Mimeographed copies of canvass of bids were distri
buted to e~ch of the Distrectors.Cony of this canvass
of bids is on record in the office of the Secretary,which
lists:
Smale &Robinson low bidder on the basis of award
to a single contractor on Schedules I and II —~3O7,O70.5O
(h)R.A,Wattson Company low bidder on the basis of
award to a single’contractor on ~3chedule I and Alternate
Schedule II,~32~,9~5~25.
(c)M~Miller Company low bidder on basis of award of
Schedule I alone -fl2l,996.O0..
(d)Srnale &Robinson low bidder on basis of award of
Schedule II’and Alternate Schedule II,~l27,~6l.50 and
~l53 ,/~42.50,respecti vely.
Total Cost of Cc)arid (d)above:
I~i,Miller Co~Schedule I 4~l2l;996~0Q
Smale &;Robinson Schedule II l27~6l 50
~57~
Tc)tal Cost (c)and Cd)above:
M.Miller Co.Schedule I ~l2l;996.0O
Sr1~ele &Robinson Alternate Schedule II l53jj~.42.5O
rfo~.5l Cost of (a)above:
Smale &Robinson Shecules I and II ~3O7,O7O.5O
Total Cost of (b)above):
R.A.Wattson Schedule I and.Alternate
Schedule II
—2—
(4-;
Departures Director..Willis H.Warner
left the meeting at ~:2O p.m.
Review of Tabulations The Boards of Directors reviewed
andRecor~~menda1;ions tabulations and canvass of bids
with the Chief Engineer arid General
Manager,the attorney and the Design Engineers a
Mr.Nissan stated the opinion that award eh~i1~d he
made to a single bidder;there being no sr.ecific stipu
lations in the specifications that award could or could
not be ~iade separately for each Schedule;.Page 36 of the
Specifications defined location and description of the
won:as one unit and Page 39 required the contrachir to
corii lets cii work or~both Sections ~16~calendar
days and provided no division of time between the two
Sche(uies.
Mr.Harrison renorted the three lowest bidders had
verbally stated each would accept award of contract for
one Schedule alone,but after com:ietion of the rer)ort
and reco~ner~dat1ons by the design engine ens and the
Chief I~hc;ineer and General Manager,the firms of Smale &
Rcbinson ard R.A,Mattson Company had both withdrawn
their verbal statement that they would accent award of
contract for only one Schedule.
Award of Contract Mr.Lee N.Nelson,0bief Erwrineer
and General Manager made the
recomi~ienciatjon that award of contract be made to the low
bidder ii.Miller Company for Schedule I,~U.ternate A
and that all other bids be rejected in acccrdance with
draft of resolution distributed with the .~ganda;and
that Schedule II or Alternate Schedu:Le II later on be
included in notice of bids for cnnstructic..n of lines in
that vicinity.
The iJoards of Directors took the following action:
Moved by Director J.L.McBride,seconded by
Director Courtney i~.Chandler:
That the Boards adopt resolution recommended by
the U~:~i ef ~r1gineer and General Manager for award of
contract for constni~ction of Schedule I,Alternate A
of the proposal,to the N.Miller Compan~r.
r1~here followed a discussion of previous rejection
of bids ~or construction of the Land Sectinn of the
Ocean Outfall and the advisability of again rcjecting
bids,as well a~possibility of delay in ~tartin’constr
uction work 1j~ir1EJr Schedule II or Alternate Schedule II.
Director Chapman requested.information unon capa
cities obtained by construction under the pronosed award,
and cost of constructing additional facili:~iEr~to meet
Canneity requirements a few years Jate -cLi.
—3—
The Design Engineers stated that in previous analysis
of funds available to consti~uct the entire project,allocations
were set up for each unit.The recommendation made for reduction
in size of pipe in Schedule II was based upon dollars and cents
Lo bring the cost within the funds previously allocated.The
Boards reviewed with the engineers cost of construction and
capacities rrovided 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 Districts’Boards~.
The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 adopted Resolution No.2L,~5 upon a
motion made by 1)irector 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 was authorized to
enter into a contract with R.A,1Jattson Company for construction
of the Land Section of the Ocean Outfall Sewer for the sum of
~32~,9~5.25~Certified copy of this resolution is attached here
to and made a part of these minutes.
the Director Chandler,Chairman of the
~xecutive Committee ExeOutive Committee read the report
and recommendations of the Executive
Committee.This report is on file in the office of the
Secretary,
There followed a discussion of the recommendation
made by the Executive Committee.
Chairman Finch called upon the Desigr~Engineers for a
verbal proposal for the preparation of a funding and sizing
report as recommended by the Executive Committee.
Mr.Harrison,representing,the Design Engineers,sub
mitted the following verbal proposal~
That,for the fee of ~1,5OO,OO,Harrison &Wooiley
and Headman,Ferguson &Carollo would~prepare and submit
to the Boards or1 or before Janu~.’ry 2~,1953 a detailed
Funding and Sizing Report for the Treatment Plant and
Certain Trunk S e-~’rers -Modification Plan,estimating
construction costs of a Reversed 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 availah1e~
The Boards of Directors took the following action:
Moved b~Director Vernon E~Langenbeck,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 ~1,5OO.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,
Authorizinr~negotiations The Boards of Directors took the
for riRht of way —Sta following action:
tion 0 —03 to Station
20 ~I 55
__________
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 autho~izecl to
proceed with negotiations with land owners for right of
way relating to contract work under snecifications for
the Ocean Outfall Sewer,Land Section,Station C 03 to
Station 20 ~55,said strip being anproximr~:eiy 70.5
feet in width.
Approval of Jomt The Boarc~of Directors took the
Administrative following action:
Warrant Register
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:
Tha.t the Joint Administrative Warrant Register he
approved for signature and payment of:
Warrant
Demanci~o.,In Favor Of Amount
JA-269 State Compensation Insurance Fund ~47{~.l2
270 F.R.Harwood,Postmaster 3O~OO
~,~
ApiDroval of Revolvi~The Boards of Directors took the
Fund 11A~Warrant following action:
:
—
Moved 1~Director Courtney RI
Chandler,seconded by Director Robert H.Boney and duly
carried by the Boards of Directors of County 3anitation
Districts I~os.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
That Revolving Fund ?A~I Warrant Register be approved
for sig~~ture and payment of:
Warrant
Demand No~In Favor Of Amount
A--22 Harrison &Woolley,and Headman.
F~rguson ~Carollo
Suspense_F.un~_,The Boards of Directors took the
follok•ring action:
Moved by Directcr Robert H.Boney,seconded by Director
Norman H~-.fuller and duly carried by tho-Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.,1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11:
—5..
RESOLUTION NO.2~l5_6
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6 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.6
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 Desi.gn 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 the 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 and It appears that the best interest of
the Districts will be served by the waiving of said Informalitles
in the bids pràvidlng 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 a~d In the furtherance of the business of the District
Now therefore,be it resolved:
,.31
That the unit prices for the work to be done contained
in the bid of the H.A.Wattson Company to do the work proposed
in Schedule 1,Items 1,2,3A and 4A and Alternate Schedule II,
Items 1,2,3,4,5A,6A and 7A is the lowest and best bid sub
mitted for said work,and
Whereas:If said H.A.Wattsori Company corrects the Informal
Ities of its bid as hereinabove described to-wit,by 5ubmltting 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 unit prices contained In said bid and in
accordance with the plans and specifications therefor.
Be it further resolved that all other bids be rejected and
that the surety bonds or other security posted by said bidders be
returned by the Secretary,and
That County Sanitation District !~o.1 of Orange County as
contracting agent for this District,be,arid 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 !‘~o.6 ,on the 21st day of January,1953.
Sec~’~ry,oarc~of Dir4ectors
County Sanitation District No.6
Orange County,California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
ss
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of
County Sanitation District No.6 of Orange County,California,do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed arid adopted
at a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No.6 of Orange County,California,held on
the 21st day of January,1953 by the following roll call vote:
-2-
33
AYES:Directors Norman H.Miller and A.H.Meyers
NOES:None
ABSENT:Director Willis H.Warner
IN ~ITN1~S WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of County Sanitation District No.6 of
Orange County,California,this 22nd day of January l953~
Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.
,
Orange County,California
-~-
That Suspense Fund Warrant Register be approved
for signature and payment of:
Warrant
Demand No In Favor Of Amount
S-39 Harrison &Woolley,and Headman,
Ferguson &Carollo ~~OOO.QQ
Adjournment The Boards of Directors t )rk the
following action~
i~oved.by Director Robert H.Boney,seconded by
Director Vernon B.Langenbeck and duly ~arrVd by the’Bo~i.rds
of Directors of County Sanitation Distr~ts Nos.1.2,3,
Li.,5,6,7 and 11:
That the joint meeting of the Boarr~c ..f Directors he
adjournede
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts iTos,
1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 so adjourned at the hour of lQ:1~O p.m.
Chairm n,B~ar,~of Directors
County Sanit~cion District No.6
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
~~
Secretary,Board of DTirectors
County Sanitation District No.6
Orange County,California
-6-