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COUNCIL MINUTES December 21,1998 Council Member Neal complimented the Unions for the school. He has heard that the training center is exceptional. Everyone connected with the facility is enthusiastic about it. He stated his support of the addition. Mr. Wessel added the Economic Development Department is very appreciative of the school. The school has been a good neighbor and very easy to work with. Council Member Neal moved to approve Site Plan Review, 2350 Main Street, Laborers Training Center, based on the following conditions: 1. Proper building permits be obtained prior to construction. This will include review by both the building official and the Fire Chief for compliance with State Code. 2. Drainage and utility plans shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. 3. Permits are obtained from the Rice Creek Watershed District prior to issuance of any building permits. 4. The parking area shall be paved and concrete curb and gutter provided as required by City Code. 5. Final building plans, including lighting, are subject to the review and recommendation of the CPTED Officer. Council Member Dahl seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Consideration of Resolution No. 98 -177, Awarding Telephone and Voice/Data Cabling Bids for Civic Complex, Brian Wessel - The City has advertised for bids on the voice and the data cabling, RF distribution and the telephone system for the Civic Complex. The plans and specifications for the phone system require Mitel phones to be compatible with the Centennial School District system. Bids were opened on Monday, December 14, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., at City Hall. Four (4) bids for voice and data cabling and RF distribution, and one bid for Mitel telephones were received. The bids were examined and tabulated. CableOptics was the lowest responsible bidder at $30,203.41 for voice and data cabling and Mitel was the lone bidder for the Mitel phone system at $60,142.00. A memorandum from AmeriCom, Inc., the second lowest bidder for the cabling contract was received. They stated, in their opinion, CableOptics, Inc., did not comply with the bidding instructions for the project. Specifically, they believe CableOptics did not comply with the instruction stating "Bidder must have three (3) years of experience installing structured cabling systems with two (2) hundred or more CAT3/CAT5 locations". Mr. Barry Sullivan, acting as the City Attorney, explained that the City is responsible to determine the lowest responsible bidder. The City must look beyond the name of the company. The three (3) year requirement refers to the employees doing the work for more than three (3) years. The same would apply in a situation of a bid being received from an incompetent company with a good name. The City has the 10