1956.03.06_TC_Minutes
Minutes. Highland Beach Town Commission. March 6, 1956 (and 3/13/56)
The meeting was called to order at ?;30 p.m. by Commissioner
Hartwig. There were no other member$ of the commission present
and in the absence of a quorum, Comm. Hartwig recess®d the meet-
ing until March 13th at ?:30 p. m., at which time sealed bids are
to be received for a water filtration plant.
Minutes. Highland Beach Town Commission. March 13, 1956.
The meeting recessed from March 6th, was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
by Mayor Smith. Also present were Comm. Eypel, Noble, Weber & Hartwig.
Among those present in the audience were Mr. Howard L. Cromer and Mr.
R. E. Owens, the latter being the representative of Engineers, Brockway,
Weber & Brockway. Representatives were also present from the P®rmutit
Company and the International Filter Company.
Reading of the minutes of the meeting of February ?, 1956 was deferred
by general agreement in order to get on with the business of opening
bids for the water filtration plant.
CoH TRRC TORS
Town Clerk Hertrorig presented copy of the NOTICE TO which had
appeared in the advertising columns of the Palm Beach Post February
20th and 27th and March 5th and copy of which appears in these minutes
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Mayor Smith stated that the Town Commission would
receive and consider sealed bids in accordance with the NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS. MR. Howard L. Cromer presented his bid and Mr. R.E. Owens
presented sealed bids from the Bdurphy Construction Company and the
Birdsall Construction Company.
Comm. Noble moved that the taking of bids be declared clos®d and that
the bids presented be opened and read. The motion was seconded by Gomm.
Weber and passed by affirmative votes of Gomm. Eypel, Hartwig, Noble,
Smith and Weber. There was no dissenting vote.
The following bids were opened and noted:
Bid of the Birdsall Construction Company of West Palm Beach:
Base Bid --X49,986.00 Base bid plus Alternate A -- X52, 986.00
To start within 15 days; to complete within 45 days after
receipt of equipment. Bid bond furnished in amount of X3,250.
Bid of Murphy Construction Company of West Palm Beach;
Base bid --~6?,150.00. Base bid plus Alternate A --~?1,150.00.
Time: Start within 10 days; complete within 300 days.
Cheek ~Certif~for X3,500.00 accompanied the bid.
Bid ofHoward Lee Cromer of Delray Beach;
Base bid -62,855.00 Base bid plus Alternate A --X65,923.00.
Time: staff within 90 days; complete within 2?0 days.
Bid bond furnished for 5~ of bid.
Comm. Weber moved that the bids be referred to Engineers Brockway,
Weber & Brockway for their consideration and rec mm nda~ti~ojns.
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