HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000006_pg76PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
VILLAGE OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
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The regillar.'meatiug__ of L the Nounds Viaw ViI1age Counoilrwaa,
called to order by Mayor Crane at 8 :00 P.N. June 26th, 1961 at
the Red Oak School, Sherwood Rd, and Red Oak Dr., Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Present were:
Mayor: Allan B. Crane
Clerk: Lloyd J. Blanchard
Administrative
Clerk: Paul Boog
Trustees: Melford Christensen
Perry Malvin
Donald Hodges
Attorney: Richard Meyers
Engineer: Les Knutson
Public TTorks Supt: falter Skiba
Motion by Hodges to approve minutes of June 12th meeting
as presented. Seconded by Malvin. 5 Ayes for approval.
Motion by Blanchard_ to .accept the low bid for the water
filtration plant from D.U. Hickey Company in the amount of
344,660.0O, Seconded by Hodges. The Council, Engineer, and
Attorney discussed -.at great lengths the pros and cons of the
motion. The-opinion of the t,;o lour •?:' G. ,',.,..,3 2-.-1.1 citizen's were
presented. The Engineers explained their views as follows:
Mechanical Equipment - Hounds View ;Tater Filtration Plant
Regarding the bids for the above mentioned project, we deem it
advisable to inform . the council of certain facts concerning the
equipment as bid by the low bidder, Turbprnatic Co., D.T. Ilicke Co.
equipment, and that of the second bidder the Layne- Ninnesota Co.,
General Filter Corp. equipment. The bid of the Turbomatic Co.
was in the amount of 3.4,660 for' ;equipment which was an alternate
to that proposed in the base bid. `.o This equipment cannot be con- -
Strued to be comparable to that of the base bid due to the follow-
ing features:
1. The piping arrangement of the raw water line is such that the
flow to the individual cells cannot be separately controlled.
The raw water line itself within the tank is calibrated for a
1,000 gallon per minute flow. Should the rate of flow be in-
creased to 1,200 gal. or reduced to 300 gal. per minute, this
calibration would not equally distribute the water to the res-
pective individual cells.
2. The under drain system is connected in the manner which makes it
mandatory to back wash the entire unit rather than by an individual.
cell basis as proposed in the base bid. Should it be necessary to
back wah the unit with filtered w^ te" , the additional cost over
a 25 year period will approach 9,000. in power alone.