11-09-83 S&W Comm MinutesThe Sewer & Water Committee met on Wednesday, November 9, 1.983 in the Conference
Room at City Hall. In attendance were Chairman Louis Ruiz, Councilmen Howard
Grainger, Gary Nystul, Water Superintendent Jeff Hughes, Employees Ron Anderson
and Vic Schroeder,, Duane Daubengerger of Hall Perry and Bruce Ward of Flexible
Pipe Tool Company, Mayor LeRoy McDowell and City Attorney Neier.
Four bids opened at the November 7 Regular Council Meeting for a sewer cleaning
machine, and referred to the committee, were discussed. Purchase of a machine was
budgeted in the amount of $110,000. Supt. Hughes advised that all of the bids met
specifications.
The advantages and disadvantages of the various new and used machines were dis-
cussed. Machines considered are as follows:
Model
Firm
New
Used
Vactor
Plains Power &
Equipment
$76,789.00
$85,000.00
Aquatech
Hall Perry Co.
88,100.00
Camel
Cues, Inc.
96,000.00
114,400.00, also
127,680.00
Myers
Flexible Pipe
Tool Company
95,000.00
97,500.00 also
90,950.00
City Attorney
Neier explained that the law
provided the Council some
judgement in
awarding the
contract and that a bid could
be rejected even it were
the lowest bid.
After lengthy discussion of operation and maintenance of the various machines, it
was decided that Supt. Hughes, Anderson and Schroeder would formulate their written
recommendations and conclusions as to the machine most suitable for our needs and
a rationale for the eliminated models.
City Attorney Neier stated that letters should be sent to the firms stating why
their bid was rejected and that bid bonds should be released to Cues and Plains
Power & Equipment Company.
Meeting adjourned at 4:50.