HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-09-14 SpecialBOARD OF ALDERMEN
SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
The Board of Aldermen for the City of Riverside met in special
session at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4500 NW
High Drive, Riverside, MO.
Those present were: Mayor Ed Rule, Aldermen Ron Super, Brenda
Teters, Pamela Darata, Betty Burch, Ray Beard, and George Flaws.
Also present were: Tim Wagner, Representative from Universal
Construction, Dennis Varble, architect with Hoefer-Wysocki, and Ann
Daniels, acting as City Clerk pro tem.
Mayor Rule asked Mr. Wagner, who is the estimator for Universal, to
review the bid process, outcome of opening the bids, and
alternatives to bringing the bid in on target.
Mayor Rule asked why the bids had come in $1,092,198 over their bid
estimate.
Mr. Wagner stated he had spoken with various bidders who had told
him the labor market was saturated with work"now and contractors
don't want to start something new because they are having problems
hiring additional qualified employees. The bids received were at
the premium rate. He stated the project had been bid in thirty
(30) separate packages. Fourteen (14) packages had received no
bids; One did not include the required Bid Bond at the time of bid
opening; and several received only one or two bids.
Wagner stated Universal believed it would be better to wait until
Spring to re-bid the project, or at least late winter, so that some
of the contractors might have a better idea of their work load for
the Spring season and the bids would probably be more competitive.
Following discussion, and with assurances from both Wagner and
Varble that they could re-design the project without changing the
appearance of the building so that the bids would be within their
projected estimate, a motion was made by Alderman Super, seconded
by Alderman Teters, that the City Hall project be re-bid in late
November with the understanding that if the bids then do not come
in within the estimate, the project would be tabled until a later
date. The vote was as follows:
Aye - Aldermen Beard,
Teters
Nay - None
Burch, Darata, Flaws, Super and
The motion carried.
Varble and Wagner left the meeting.
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A discussion was held concerning
High Drive, commonly known now as
decision needing to be made so
contractor.
the naming of the new street off
the "High Drive By-Pass", with a
signage could be ordered by the
A motion was made by Alderman Teters, seconded by Alderman Darata,
that the newly constructed street would be known as "High Drive"
and the old High Drive will become "High Drive Terrace". The vote
was as follows:
Aye - Aldermen Teters, Super, Flaws, Darata, Burch, and
Beard
Nay - None
The motion carried.
A brief recess was held.
All returned to their seats following the recess.
A review of the proposed Job Description for the position of City
Engineer was held with the deletion in two sections of the Job
Description which would remove the requirement under "DESIRED
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (B) and SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (B) for the
person hired to be hold professional registration in the state of
Missouri. A salary range was set between $40,000 - $48,000.
Dick Winner, currently under contract with the City to provide City
Engineering services, will remain in the position until the street
projects currently underway are completed, approximately the end of
1999.
Ads will be placed in professional magazines, RC Star, and Missouri
Municipal League, also including a statement "the salary range is
$40,000 - $48,000, with the salary being comparable with
experience."
A review of questions presented by Alderman Beard was held.
Ann Daniels was instructed to invite Jeri Doyle, RC Area
Transportation Authority, to attend the next meeting to share
information concerning the removal of bus transportation through
Riverside.
The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Ann Daniels, City Clerk Pro Tem
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