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<br /> il ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOllNG AYE, MOTION CARRJED. Ii
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<br /> I THIS BEING THE DATE sa fOR THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT fOR CONSTRUCTION Of THE WEST SIDE SANITARY Ii
<br /> SEWER, SEPION I I, THE FOLLOWING BIDS WERE TABULATED AS OPENED OCTOBER 5, 1960 AT 10:00 AM:
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<br /> NAME OF CONT:RACTOR ALTERNATE A ALTERNATE B
<br /> INTER CITY CONSTRUCT 10 N CO. $239,250.73
<br /> SALE~ SAND AND GRAVEL $245,361.60 275,830.25 I
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<br /> PACIFIC MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS 290,676.90 "
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<br /> (ALTERNATE A CONSISTS OF ALL PIPE TO BE REINFORCED CONCRETE; ALTERNATE B ALLOWS FOR THE SUBSTITU-
<br /> TION OF ASBESTOS BONDED, SMOOTH LINE BITUMINOUS COATED, CORRUGATED METAL PIPE IN THE 54-INCH, 42-INCH ,
<br /> AND 36-INCH SIZES). ,
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<br /> IN THE D~SCUSSION O~ THE AWARD OF T~ BID, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOW BIDDER ON EITHER AnTER-
<br /> NAT E, THE INTER CITY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO INDICATE THAT HIS FIRM HAD
<br /> ENTERED A LEGITIMATE BID, HAD OFFERED IT IN.GOOD FAITH AT A LESSER PRICE ON THE BASIS Of THE SPECifi-
<br /> CATIONS, AND STATED THAT, IN THEIR BELIEF, ON THIS BASIS, T~ BID SHOULD BE AWARDED TO THEM, USING I,
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<br /> ALTERNATE B, WHICH INCLUDES BONDED AND COATED CORRUGATED PI~E.
<br /> A R~~SENTATIVE OF THE ARMCO COMPANY LIKEWISE APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO STATE THEIR PRODUCT
<br /> WAS COMPETITIVE, HAD BUILT-IN SAFETY FACTOS, HAD BEEN ACCEPTABLE IN OTHER PROJECTS, MET THE SPECifi-
<br /> CATIONS AS SET FORTH AND WAS INCLUDED IN THE LOW BID. ON THIS BASIS, IT WAS STATED THE BID SHOULD BE
<br /> AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDER, USING THE ARMCO PIPE, AND THE fACT THAT THIS WAS A NEW CONTRACTOR FOR THIS 1
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<br /> PARTICULAR OVERALL SEWER LINE AND A NEW PRODUCT, SHOULD NOT DETER THE ,AWARD. .
<br /> A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONCRETE PIPE MANUFACTURING FIRM STATED HIS PRODUCT WAS BUILT FROM LOCAL
<br /> I MATERIALS, THAT IT MUST MEET INFILTRATION TESTS, THAT IT IS ACCE~ABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR CONSIDERED
<br /> AS THE LOW BIDDER USING CONCRETE PIPE, THAT IT MET INFILTRATION TESTS, AND WAS A STYLE.of MATERIAL
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<br /> .WHICH HAD BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY IN THIS AREA.
<br /> THE COUNCIL GAVE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS TO THIS, THESE BEING THE F.ACT THAT THE ARMCO PIPE HAD NOT
<br /> BEEN USED FOR A SANITARY SEWER IN THIS AREA, THE fACT THAT THE ROCK EXCAVATION UNIT PRICES WERE SUB-
<br /> STANTIALLY DIFFERENT, AND THE fACT THAT THIS WAS A TECHNICAL MATTER AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE I,
<br /> ~ PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND CONSULTING ENGINEERS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS WERE -DIS- I
<br /> OJ CUSSED, AND IT WAS THEN MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED
<br /> C\l TO SALEM SAND AND GRAVEL AT THEIR BID PRICE OF $245,361.60. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED WITH
<br /> ~ MR. SWANSON VOTING NO.
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<br /> CO REPORTS OF OFFICERS
<br /> 2 ,A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY DEP~RTMENTAL REPORTS, ETC~, WAS SUBMITTED AND
<br /> READ AS FOLLOWS: I
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<br /> "GENTtEMEN: ,
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<br /> THE VALUE OF THE BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED fOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1960 AMOUNTED TO $638,255.00 ,
<br /> WHICH IS $558,523.00 LESS THAN THE VALUE OF THE PERMITS ISSUED FOR THE SAME MONTH A YEAR AGO. TH I RTY-
<br /> EIGHT RESIDENTIAL PERMIT~ WERE ISSUED, AMOUNTING TO $376,870.00.
<br /> You WILL NOTE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT, A COpy OF WHICH IS ONEEACH Of YOUR DESKS, TI'A T
<br /> WE PROCESSED 243 PRISONERS AT THE JAIL DURING THE ,MONTH, 130 BEING BOOKED FOR THE COUNIDVYAND 113 fOR
<br /> THE CITY. THIS I NCL UDED 13 FEMALE PRISONERS AND THE AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION WAS 70 PRISONERS,
<br /> I NEARLY CAPACITY. WE SERVED 6556 MEALS DURING THE MONTH AT AN AVERAGE COST Of 8.9~ PER MEAL.
<br /> THE COUNTY HAS REQUESTED THAT WE MAKE A STUDY AND RRESENT FINDINGS ON CAPACITY Of THE JAIL AND
<br /> - . ~. -. - . COUNTY ENLARGiNG OUR JAIL WITH'THEIR FUNDS. THE SECOND MEETING WITH THE
<br /> THE FEASIBILITY OF ,THE
<br /> COUNTY CONCERNING THIS MATTER WlLL BE HELD SOME TIME THIS WEEK.
<br /> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 94 ALARMS, OF WHICH 10 WERE NON-FIRE AND 19 WERE RURAL. THE
<br /> ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS IS $13,314.,00. THE FIRE MARSHALL MADE 61 INVESTIGATIONS AND FOUND 77 HAZARDS AND
<br /> 62 HAZARDS WERE REMOVED.
<br /> IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT ACCORDING TO THE LIBRARIAN'S REPORT, A COpy OF WHICH YOU RECEIVED, "
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<br /> THROUGH THE MAIL, THAT ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1960, LIBRARY MATERIAL WAS CHECKED OUT TO BORROWERS fOR HOME
<br /> e USE AT A RATE OF ONE ITEM EVERY 30 SECONDS, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,596 CHARGES.
<br /> THIS BEING MY LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO ~HE MAYOR, A(L COUNCILMEN,
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<br /> AND ALL CITY EMPLOYEES fOR THEIR COOPERATION DURING MY STAY'AS CITY MANAGER. I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL ,
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<br /> HAS MADE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE IN PICKING MR. HUGH McKINLEY FOR THE NEXT C'TY MANAGER OF EUGENE,
<br /> AS I FEEL MR. McKINLEY IS CAPABLE Of TAKING CARE OF THE SITUATION.
<br /> VERY TRUL Y YOURS,
<br /> /S/SROBERT A. FINLAYSON
<br /> C'TY MANAGER" il
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<br /> VARIOUS MEMBERS Of THE COUNCIL EXPRESSED THEIR GOOD WISHES TO MR. FINLAYSON ON HIS RETIREMENT A~
<br /> .INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE TO W~K WITH AND WISHED HIM WELL IN ANY NEW VENTURE HE
<br /> MIGHT UNDERTAKE.
<br /> IT WAS T~N MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MAAGER
<br /> BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br /> A. REPORT OF THE ,COMM I TTEE MEET I NG HELD SEPTEMBER 29 , 1960 - i:
<br /> PRESENT: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, SWANSON, MoVE R, MOLHOLM, LAURIS, CHATT, MCGAFfEY ,
<br /> AND WILSON; CITY MANAGER; ASSISTANT CITY RECORDER; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; TRAFFIC ENGINEER; CHElF ;
<br /> OF POLICE; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; PLANNING CONSULTANT; MRS. NIVEN OF THE EUGENE PLANNING COMMISSION; "
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