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Home My WebLink About1957-05-28-ATOBC-min ADDITIONAL TOWN OFFICE BUILDING COMMIT= May 28* 19!57 A mooting of the Additional Town Office Building Committee was hold in the :Engineers/ Room, Town Office Building* on ?use- daY, Nal ,280 1957 at 8:00 rx, Chairman Brooks* Messrs, Reed, Maloney* Fisher, Oakman and the Secretary were pr4sent., Tho discussion held was more or Ions as follows: Oakman; I have a figure of '30932.00 for furniture, Chairman: We had a figure of q;600.00 for the antenna an an additional amount of about $5.000,00 will be needed, Fisher: What we had in mind tonight was basically the furniture, You may remember we asked twic4 to. bide on furniture, The first tine was inefficient And the second time lire got one firm bid of $40760000, In that bid there wore one or two things differAnt than the specifications. We tackled it on the basis or going to the individual companies and went to niAc ividual companies and got titres which we have outlined in this blueprint. For all the items in the specifica- tions, and, taking the lowest reputable bidder* we arrive at $30932.00 which is a considerable 'Saving over the lowest public b1 which We received. If it is your choice to accept this on the basis of the specifications we prepared, and accept these figures, we would 16011,10 nine different cOntracts, Those break down into nine firms* but no one of those fir, would have a contract for more than ;;14,000.00., Chairmal: In glancing across this* on the item 9, tables you have a low Of $50.80 and yet the lowest price here is *61088, Oakmanl Because of the $1000,00 grouping, If you were to take all lowest figures the amount of money you buy from them for the furniture, their contract would amount to more than 01000000, Chairman: Henry Wolkins is cheaper on tables . Oakmont As a whole group or figures for all the items, they have it, The limitation is one of the considerations. Then there is the condition of the matter of finish, If you took one table from one you would have one company biddingon one kind or sable and another company bidding on another kind of table, The finish on the furniture is a limitation. As it is now you will have to take what they call a "trade match" for the furniture and the variations of finish is slight so it won't make any difference, .2. Oakmant The groupinG of the furniture lu the build1u4 it such that you cto, et away with it. Where you have desIts„ there aro no tables. so those two Items it slightly different, It would not be de. tooted between rooms4 Chaa:at (4uality wise aro they equal, fel Instaude ir Miaow 9? Oakmont Basically it Is the Same table, but it oight be different manufacturer Who might VAC) a dittarent tone flath. liost or the trades vanufacture the =ft soft tone, but it is basically the same color. Tho Iilatation of staying within the *l000.on and the limitation or finish au, blitvo to take the next himheot figure. It you took the lowest figure c4 auy of those Ln there, you could possibly got the figure down.. Be. eause of the two limitations, vn have to adjust the figure up and you arrive at 1;3,30932.00. heed* The reason you are limiting it is because of the $1„000.00. Is that right? Fishort it is the *1„000.00 you want to restrict each con- traetor to We could ao to one on and have them provide 01,000.00 =6 MeY' and $1,000.00 the nest week. We are avoiding that b eaing to different firma ., They arc comparable bidwise with other firms. We still were 000000 lower than tho public bld for the OaM6 specified furniture. You save the town it least *800.00 over public bidding. foodt The taw moires anythino ovex 0.0000.00 you have t tr out on bid# either* Any contract ever 0,,000.00 must bo by bidWo tried, the blur and the hicIder made a tow variationt In it Which wo did not like so w tried this alternate mothod and by that 11*thed made ;,;600.00 and iollowea tho Intent of the law. We, woU10 e. Fd to write up those eight contracts and submit them to you for signature. The is ono item the Claes: b it014 aft,or pared in an amount of c,1,590113, They are three after thoufthto app;,reutly rxe which we 8ot a prico from $hau- Walker. The tooling lo that it is 4 need fo his do. partoent. £ you 1141 it, it will be added to the 0900. Ohairmant Wasntt that in the Assessors' departmoutT Oalenan, 1 daatt know where it ori8inatd, Chairman$ It was from a letter rece1ved from tho Ciark. in the , Assessors' office, Nr„ Cronin, which I have to Mr. (*reeler. The is only ono thing about this, at the mpmest we r,:aft have the money to authorise the pur. chas or this*. Wo aro 01118 to try and do something about it, but w could not tonight say go ahead because we are over at we atand now* 1 4 ' ft*)40 1 1 eiallOrl Wo can just keep these4, I would say these figures would be good for thirty- days* 1 would Think atter thirty days, it would become null an4 void , Chairman: Wehave to do something on it within thitty days* Reed: Whil are you going to de if wo dontt have a Town Mooting? , Chairman: That Is what I say4 We will Save to do something about itt but at tho =mint vie do not have the limey* We are up to $4700400 nmw4 Maloney: It seems to- mo whan we raCcived this bid we had several thousand dollars etra to work with HOur i could we have started this job if we did not save . enough money? Chaimant We wanted 0n3,000400 ond then thought ma would got too much opposition from the VI:lanae Committee and we let it go at the 02810004004 There is an , of 4713400 which Wad allowed in the bid at 04504004 Could MZ4 Oreeley get us a breakdown on that? I wish you would make a note to gob a breakdown for the labor and material on the shooting gallory4 Oakmont I think it Va$ 050400 and that weuld come out of the 017/30000 Reeds What would make it Increase that muoh over the bid? Oakmon: We hYk.4 a meeting here and added sand, boxes and some Steel plates, Reed: That WAS talked over in the beginning* Oakman! As the thing -was presented I thought the aCtual da. tails of working that out Was presented to you later on4 riAlers Usually when we have a variation as big as that from an allowance it results from, either a chane of eon- oopt because our estiAates sanit be that far out and htaventt been that fax ont; Chatmaan: 'We will Imew more about :14 by nosing the breakdown* 9-labor: There may have boon a misunderstanding on our part or the aommitteeta partt but normal fIe;uring would not be out that mum114 Reed:- This item for the Assessors Is something they dontt have now4 It 10 a oYstom* Maloney: That should coma out' oP their own budget, Fisher: The furniture was an Item In the budgott similar to A contingency fund* Chairman: :from what you 'know in talking with Blake, what Is the date for completion? Plabert Basic completion 'would be within thirty daya4 Cana What would, there be loft do to? Vishay: There aro always a dozen or twenty items that gradualty are checked off. Chairs That would he close to the first or jUlY4 I ,. . -4-- ( Oakmant X have heard that discussed and the Superintendent was fl() ft for the end of June. Fisher: Actually the shooting gallery, i you aro thinking of a Town Meeting, is something that could be done next October or this juno* At any time they can go i in and do that work ulthout affecting the date for the completion of the building* It Is something that could well be putt off. Chairman: That is somethiug w have to talk over. As of nao we can!t authorizo anything on this furniture. .310 Mr. Oreeloy diwanos those windows with you? ?labor: Fib didatt. Ro. Chairman: That la all. I eam tell 'you cm the furniture for this 1 evening* 1 Fisher: I woulA say. thirty aaya. None of this ka more than five days ola and on thos6 amounts I would say thirty days from five days ay.) would he safe in carrying )ut thosc f4luresi, Oall.mant J have "OD max,hed tho 22nel. Rood: Our Town Meeting, if we have it, would not be Wore the alifth. 001M0h$ The next one is the. 23rd on0 84th. They- follow around tho“) dates. , • ",essrs. her an4 Oak on retired at 8:35 P.M. Chairmmn: 4or anythin Ivor *10000400 it hat to go to Town tine? Naloney: NO. It. has 0 60 to bid. Reed: It eould be from the Peserve 'Fund, but I doubt if they would want to tlansfer it. Maloney: Row much money do you need or tbt antenna? Reed: I thirik $600.00 is th6 bid. Also, wbon the ghtenna was taken. out of the bid some other tteu wore taken out which the ChicZ says will total over- 1,000.00 and that la what he wanted to talk about tonight* Tialoney: I feel some considerativl shuld b ;k':7,1ven for accept.. int: rlose windows. Chairman: ile my ewe back on the 30am. Maloney: I tin% hki was a uttlo _A':r on that himiniX when ho fieurod the ollcao. Paintin : the buildinz was discussed at lenp:th and, It was a&oed t have the Chairman contact the other two Members or the (*a.tilitttm and If ths sgreod, the Chairman was authorized to write a Iettor t thkJ Board of OiAcctman seviallv that lt is the unanimous opinion of the Committee that, the three tlitdallmo ohotad be painted yollw se that, they all matal., Chairmen: The oily misgiving is that we are turn , something out or thz archltectio hands. - , , v 1 -5- • 1 need: Tell the Architect we have no mann t obange the paint and we telt the three buildinp should he the earn*. Chairman: I would say we should for $50000.00. We will lot it reat until it to determined whether or not there will be a Town Meeting# The mooting Adjettrned At 911,5 1?,11. A true reaerdo Alt