HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 07 Minutes 1953-01-21MINUTI~OF
REGULAi~r:~ETING~ADJOURNED SESSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO,7
ORA1~GE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
January 21,1953 at ~:OO p.m.
Roam 239,1104 West Eighth Street
Santa Ana,California
The Boord of Directors met in adjourned session at the
hour of i~:OO p.m.,January 21,1953 in Room 239 at 1104 West
Ei~hth Stre~t,santa Ana,California.
Chair~nan Finch called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at ~:O0 p.~n..
The roll was called and the Secretary renorted a :~uorum of
the Board to be present:
Directors present:Vincent L.Humeston (Chairman)
J.L.McBride
Willis H.Warner (Director Warner
left the meeting at ~:2O p.m.)
Directors absent:None
Others present:Lee M.Nelson
Harry As ht on
C.Arthur t~i~son,Jr.
Robert Barletta
Herman HiltscI~er
General S.E~Ridderhof
J.A.Woollev
K,J.Harrison
Raymond Ii.Hertel
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Correspondence and The Secretary read a letter dated
Commuriic~~ions January21,1953 from the law firm
of Drur~m &Drumm,transmitting,
an 0hjecti~n and Protest to the modificotion of the Bacon
Plan.The Objection and Protest,bearing the.si~natures
of Maggie L.Jones,Lucille R.Allaire,Laurence Moiola,
C1~rde H,,Ellis,Harold Gisler and Walter IL Gisler,was
also read
•The Boarch~of Direct~rs took the fo11owin~action.:
Moved by Director Vernon E.Langenbeck,seconc’ed by
Director C.R.Miller and duly carried by the 305rd13 of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos,1,2,3,5,
6,7 arid 1].:
That the letter fro~i Dru~~m &Drl..lrlm and Protest to
the Moclii’icatjon of the Bacon Plan he received and ordered
f ii ed..
The Secretary read.a letter dated
January 19,1953 from P &J Artukovich,
Inc.and N.Miller Comnany,stating they wished to withdraw
their letter qualifying their bid on the land section of the
Ocear~Outfall Sewer in which stipulation 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 wil].ing,t~
accept an award on Schedule I,based on the bid of
~l2l,996.00.
The Boards of Directors took the fOllOi.Ti~action:
Moved b~r Director J.~L,McBride,secondec.by Dir
ector Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.
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and duly carried:
That the letter from P &J Artukovich,Inca ~ancl
LI.Miller Company be received and ordered filecL
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of Bids for Constr
uction of Land.Section.
Ocean Outfall Sewer
(h)
(c)
(d)
Mimeoqraphed.copies c~canvass of bids were distri
buted to ench 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
R.A.Wattson Company low bidder on the basis of
award to a sir~gle contractor on Schedule I and Alternate
Schedule II,~329~5.~25.
MA Miller Company low bidder on basis of award of
Schedule I alone -~l2l,996.0O.
Snciale &Robinson ILow bidder on basis of award of
Schedule II~and Alternate Schedule II,~l27,~6l.5O and
~l53 ,)~42.50,respectlvelir.
Total COE~of (c)and (d)above:
M.Miller Coe Schedule I
Smale &Robinson Schedule II
Total Cost (C)and (d)above:
1!T..Miller Co.Schedule I
Sma.le &.;Robinson Alternate Schedule II
Total cost of (a)above:
Smale &Robinson Shecules I and II
Total Cost of (b)above):
R.A.Wattson Schedule I and Alternate
Schedule II
~l2l;996,0O
.~6l 50
~Z49 ~57~
~l2l;996.00
l53j~.42.50
~275,L3~.5O
At the request of the Chief
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Engineer and General Manager,
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the Secretary read.the joint
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report of the Chief Engineer and
General Manager and the Design
Engineers on tabulation of bids and recommendations on
award of contract for constnj.ction,of the Ocean Outfall
bewer.
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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 Recor~imendations tabulations and canvass of bids
with the Chief Enc~ineer arid General
Manager,the attorney and the Design Engineers6
Mr.Nisson stated the opinion that award sh~’ild he
made to a single bidder;there being no s~eci:~ic 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
work as one unit and Page 39 required the contraci;r to
comlete all work on both Sections uithin l~5 calendar
days and provided no division of time between the two
S c he du 1 es.
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 th~renort
and.recoitmendations by the design engineers and the
Chief ~ugineer and General Manager,the firms of Smale &
R~binson ard R.A~Wattson Company had both withdrawn
bhe:Lr veroal statement that they would accept award of
contract for only one Schedule.
Award of Contract Mr.Lee M.Nelson,Chief En~ineer
and General Manager made the
recommendatjon that award of contract be made to the low
bidder ~Miller Co~iipany for Schedule I,i~lternate A
and that all other bids be rejected in acccrc1ar~c.e with
draft of resolution distributed with the .~ganda;and
that Schedule II or Alternate Schedule II later on be
included in notice of bids for cnnstructi~n of lines in
that vicinity.
The i3oards of Directors took the following action:
Moved by T)irecto:r J.L.McBride,seconded by
Director Courtney -~.Chandler:
That.the Boards adopt resolution recommended by
the Chief J~ngjneer and General Manager for award of
contract for constnctjon of Schedule I,Alternate A
of the p:coposal,to the M.Miller Companr~
There followed a discussion of previous rejection
of bids ~or construction of the Land Section of the
Ocean Outfall and the advisability of acain rajecting
bids,as well as possibility of delay in ~tartin’~onstr
uction work unr~r Schedule II or Alternate Schedube II.
Director Chapman requested infonnati~n upon capa
cities obtained by constructio~t under the prorosed award,
and cost of constructing additional facil~cie.to meet
canacity requirements a few years late m.
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The Design Engineers stated that in previous analysis
of funds available to construct 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 uithin the funds previously allocated.The
Boards reviewed with the engineers cost of construction and
capacities provided 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 Cout~ty Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 adopted Resniution No.245 upon a
motion made by Director Courtney R.Chandler,seconded by Director
Irvin C,Chapman anddul~carried by roll call vote of each of
the Districts Boards,wherein District NOe 1 i.ras authorized to
enter into a contract with R.A.~Jattson 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.
Ren~rtof_th~__Director Chandler,Chairman of the
£~xecutiveCom~nittee Executive 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 Design Enpineers for a
verbal proposal for the preparation of a funding and sizing
report as recommended by the Executive Cor:~rnittee.
Mr.Harrison,representing the Design Engineers,sub
mitted the following verbal proposal
That,for the fee of fl,500,00,Harrison &Woolley
and 1-leadrian,Ferguson &Carollo would~prepare and submit
to the Boards on or before January 2~,1953 a detailed
Funding and Sizing Report for the Treatment Plant and
Certain Trunk Sewe~~s —Modification Plan,estimating
construction costs of a Reversed Ellis Avenue Trunk
Sewer,a Sewer Paralleling the Santa Ana River,Treat
ment Plant Trunk Sewer and the Treatment Plant in maximum
sizes which could he constructed with funds available.
The Boards of Directors took the following action:
Moved b.r Director Vernon E~Langenbeck,seconded by
Director J,L.McBrid.e and duly carried by the Boards~of~
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,
7 and il:
That the verbal proposal of Harrison &Woolley snd
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 11Funding and Sizing
Report —Modification P1an~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 be constructed with funds
availabi e.
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Authorizin~g nQgptiations The Boards of Directors took the
for right of way —Sta following action:
tion 0 —03 to Station
20 ~55
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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,a,7 and 11:
That the Chief Engineer and General Manager and
the Legal Counsel be and they are hereby autho::~izeci to
proceed with negotiations with land o~rners for right of
way relating to contract work under specifications for
the Ocean Outfall Sewer,Land Section,Station 0 —03 to
Station 2’~~55,said strip being a~proxima~ely ?0~5
feet in u:~dth.
Approval of Joint The Boarc~of Dire~tors took the
Administr~tive 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:
That the Joint Administrative Warrant Register be
approved for signature and payment of:
Warrant
Demanci~o.,In Favor Of Amount
JA-269 State Compensation Insurance Fur!d ~L~7~0l2
270 F.IL Harwood,Postmaster 30~O0
Approval of Revolvi~The Boards of Directors took the
fund “A~LWarrant following action:
Register
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Moved ~Director Courtney H.
Chandler,seconded by Director Hohert H.J3oney and duly
carried by the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation
Districts ~os.1,2,3,5,6~7 and 11:
That Revolving Fund ~J~’Warrant Register be app;roved
for sigi~tture and payment of:
Warrant
Demand No0 In Favor Of Amount
A-.22 Harrison &Woolley,and Headman.
F3rguson &Carollo
Suspense_Ru~__The Boards of Directors took the
Warr~.nt_1~~ister following action:
Moved by Dire~tcr Robert H.Boney,seconded by Director
Norman H.Miller and duly carried by thsBoards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos~1 1.2,3.5.,6,7 and 11:
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That Suspense Fund Warrant Register be approved
for signature and payment of:
TjtJarrant
Demand No..In Favor Of Amount
S-39 Harrison &~ool1ey,and Headman,
Ferguson &Carollo OOQ.OO
Adjournment The Boards of Directors t ~k the
following action~
Moved by Director Robert H.Boney,~e~nded by
Director Vernon E,Langenbeck and duly ~arr1~d b theBoards
of Directors of County Sanitation Distr~t~Nos.1,2,3,
1+,5,6,7 and 11:
That the joint meeting of the Boarr~c c~Directors he
adjourned~
Whereupon,the Chairman declared the meeting of the
Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos,
1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 so adjourned at the hour of lO:/~O p.m.
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Chairman,1~oar~ol’Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,Califor1~ia
ATTEST:
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Secretary,Board of Directors
County Ssnitation District No.7
Orange County,Cslifornia
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RESOLUTION NO,2~5 —7
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OP COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT NO.7 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 DistriQt No.7
of Orange County,Ca]4fornia,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 arid Alterrtate 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 th2 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 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 resolved:
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That the unit prices for the work to be done contained
in the b±d of the R.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 R.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 14A and in Alternate Schedule II,Items ].,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 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.7
,on the 21st day of January;1953.
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secretary,Board of Di±’e~tors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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COUNTY OP ORANGE )
I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors of
County Sanitation District No.7 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.7 of Orange County,California,held on
the 21st day of January,1953 by the following roll call vote:
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AYES:Directors J.L.McBride and Vincent L.
Hume St Ofl
NOES:None
ABSENT:Dir~ctor Willis H.Warner
IN ~IITi~ESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of County Sanitation District No.7 of
Orange County,California,this 22nd day of January l953~
Secretary,Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No.7
Orange County,California
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