02/10/1982 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN • February '1'0',' l8M Present: Chairman Chester A. Garland, Sel. B. Jean Thomas, Executive Secretary Joseph F . Murphy, Jr. , Town Counsel Joseph J. Reardon. Absent: Sel. Kevin D. O'Connell (reported ill) . The meeting was convened at 2 : 00 by Chairman Garland; Sel. Thomas moved that the Minutes of January 27 and February 3 , 1982, be accepted as written. It was a vote. OLD BUSINESS 1) Chairman Garland read a letter from the Building Inspector, Harold Collins, to the Board responding to it' s request for a recommendation on the taxi permit discussed last week (see attached) . The Board voted to abide with the Building Ins- pector' s recommendation, and so notify idr. Derrick that his application. has been denied. It was decided that a copy of Mr. Collins letter should go to the Board of Appeals and the Planning Board, should the applicant elect to pursue the matter. 2) Chairman Garland reviewed the history of the award of bid for the printing of the Town Report for 1981. The bid was origin- ally awarded to Rene Press of Fitchburg, as they were the low •. bidder. However, the bid specifications called for a Perform- ance ance Bond to be presented in the full amount of the bid. Rene Press was not able to obtain the required bond, nor to present a letter from their insurance company that such a bond was forth- coming. Therefore, . they are considered to have forfeited the bid, as well as their bid deposit of $500. Mr. Murphy recom- mended that the Selectmen vote to award the bid to the second highest bidder, Lujean. That bidder has been contacted, and indicated a willingness to accept the bid at this late date. For this, and the reasons stated on the attached memo, the Board voted to waive the requirement for a permance bond. Sel. Thomas moved that the bid be awarded to Lujean' s; it was a vote. Chin. Garland asked the amount of both bids. Rene ' s: $3 , 200; Lujean' s: $3 , 938 .70 . . ' 3) Mr. Murphy had obtained balances in the present accounts for Legal and Engineering and Snow and Ice, and recommended that the following amounts be requested of the voters at the Special Town Meeting to be held this evening: $20, 000 for Snow and Ice; $60, 000 for Legal and Engineering. Moved by Sel. Thomas; a vote. NEW BUSINESS • 1). Regarding the information to be discussed on alarms going into Police and Fire Stations (see memo) , it was decided to defer this matter until it has been discussed with the two chiefs. They will be invited in for the Administrative Meeting next Tues- day.