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Home My WebLink About10/25/1977I TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1977 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1977, AT 4:30 O'CLOCK P.M. PRESENT WERE WILLIAM C. WODTKE, JR., CHAIRMAN; ALMA LEE Loy, VICE CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR.; AND EDWIN S. SCHMUCKER. ABSENT WAS R. DON DEESON. ALSO PRESENT WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; GEORGE G.. COLLINS, JR., ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; AND VIRGINIA HARGREAVES, DEPUTY CLERK. COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS, DR. DAVID SMITH AND JAMES BEINDORF, WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE. • THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPENING BIDS RECEIVED FOR THE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM, EDA PROJECT N0. 04-51-20869. THE HOUR OF 4:30 O'CLOCK P.M. HAVING PASSED, THE DEPUTY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WITH PROOF OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED, TO -WIT: VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Weekly e ,liPublished CuntyFloda. IndianNumber Separate sealed bids for County Water Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida Stem will County, be receivoed byian lnd atn River County, Florida, at the office of County Administrator, Court Nouse, until 4:30 o'clock (P.M., D.S.T.) Oc- COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: tober 25, 1977, and then at said office publicly STATE OF FLORIDA opened and read aloud. The Information for Bidders. Form of Bid, Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, Jr, who on oath Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and says that he is Business Manager of the Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly newspaper published Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and at Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following: • I Indian River County Court Nouse a Administrator Office Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates 2002 N.W.13th Street, In the matter of Suite 201 o Beindorf & Associates, Inc. 300528th Street • Vero Beach, Florida 32960 In the Court, was Pub- Copies may be obtained at the office of Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, located at "A Gainesville, Florida, upon payment of $50.00 I)shed in said newspaper in the issues of T J c� ( for each set of Contract Documents, including Drawings. No refund will be made for the Contract Documents. The owner reserves the right to waive any Informalities or to reject any or all bids. Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is a newspaper published at Eachbidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject the amount, Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore conditions prin the Information for pr n been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered Bidders. as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida po tY, Attention of bidders is particularly called t0 for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of adver- the requirements as to conditions of em- tiserrent; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or ployment to be observed and minimum wage corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund'for the purpose of securing this adver- rates to be paid under the contract. tisement for publication in the said newspaper. Bidders shall be subject to the provisions of the Davis -Bacon Act. No bidder maywithdraw his bid within 45 Sworn to and subscribed before me this �� a of lg77 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Dated September 26,1977. 's -Jack G. Jennings (Bu iness Manager) County Administrator Sept. 28, Oct. 2,1977. (Clerk of the Circuit Court, India Aver County, Florida) (SEAQ 04 ROW 41, PA 4U -L 9 CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED DR. SMITH FOR HIS COMMENTS. ` DR. SMITH INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT FEDERAL WAGE RATES ARE REQUIRED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION BUT THEY WERE NOT SUPPLIED TO HIM IN TIME TO GET OUT TO THE BIDDERS, AND THEY WILL, THEREFORE, BE ADDED AS AN ADDENDUM OR CHANGE ORDER, THE CHAIRMAN THEN ASKED FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE, AND THE FOLLOWING SEALED BIDS WERE RECEIVED, OPENED AND READ: PART A PART B PUMP STATION, ELVATED STORAGE CONTRACTORS TRANSMISSION MAIN TANK BROWN STEEL CONTRACTORS, INC. NEWMAN, GEORGIA NO BID $412,750.00 W.S.CIFERS CONSTRUCTION CO. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. $271,440.00 NO BID MERIDITH CORPORATION ORLANDO, FLORIDA $328,239.27 No BID ORTEGA INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS .JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA $270,702.00 No BID R7M HYDRO STORAGE, INC. FRANKLIN, TENN. NO BID $336,500.00 UNIVERSAL TANK R, IRON WORKS, INC. ATLANTA, GEORGIA No BID $439,380.00 WIDELL ASSOCIATES, INC. FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. $228,260.00 No BID DR. SMITH ANNOUNCED THAT THE. COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS HAD ESTIMATED A TOTAL COST FOR THE PROJECT OF $625,000.00. DAN MERIDITH OF MERIDITH CORPORATION ASKED IF HE COULD HAVE o AN ITEMIZED COST SHEET OF THE LOW BIDDER, AND DR. SMITH STATED THAT HE WILL DEVELOP A SPREAD SHEET WHICH CAN BE SUPPLIED TO THE BIDDERS. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE ABOVE BIDS BEING REFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR EVALUATION. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE AWARD OF BIDS WILL BE PUT ON THE AGENDA OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1977, FOR 9:30 O'CLOCK A.M. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, ITHE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 4:50 O'CLOCK P.M. ATTEST: CLERK CHAIRMAN moo 3.1 402!