Morgantown Utility Board

.MINUTES OF THE MORGANTOWN UTD.,ITY BOARD February 9, 2016 A meeting of the Morgantown Utility Board was held at 5:00 P.M., on Wednesday, February 9, 2016, in the City Council Chambers at 389 Spruce Street. Present were Board Chairman Straface and Members Scafella, Ganz and Rice. Also present were General Manager Ball, Attorney Stranko and Comptroller Osborne. Chairman Straface caned the meeting to order, and called for approval of the agenda. It was moved by Mr. Scafella to approve the agenda for February 9, 2016. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ganz, and passed unanimously. It was moved by Mr. Scafella to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2016, meeting as presented. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ganz, and passed unanimously. Public Portion: • No comments were received. New Business: • Tank Painting: Manager Ball referred to the bid tabulation provided to the members of the Board. He described that we have 36 water tanks with the vast majority being painted - welded steel construction. With the typical paint life lasting 20-25 years, we should average painting 1.5 to 2 tanks per year. The last tank was painted in 1995; due to this backlog we plan to paint an average of 3 to 4 tanks per year over the next several years. The apparent low bidder was Worldwide Industries Corp. Manager Ball recommended award of the contract to the low bidder, omitting the South Park Tank, in order to better match the bid price to the amount provided in the annual budget. It was moved by Mr. Ganz to award a tank painting contract to Worldwide Industries Corp., for Schedule A, Osage Tank #1, at a price of $174,490; Schedule C, MIP Tank, at a price of $83,460; and Schedule D, Eastgate Tank, at a price of $52,200; each including their respective additive alternate, as presented in the attached bid tabulation, and authorizing the General Manager to execute all documents related to award and execution of said contract The motion was seconded by Mr. Scafella and passed unanimously. Old Business: • Sunshine Estates Sewer Project: Manager Ball reported that the status was unchanged since the last meeting. The only remaining work is to complete the installation of three pumping stations, the proper closure of the old package plant once it has been removed from service, and final street restoration in the spring. General Manager's Report: • General Remarks: Manager Ball informed the Board of the following: -1-