03/03/1989 UPPER CAPE REGIONAL TRANSFER STATION BOARD OF MANAGERS Minutes

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Transfer Station Building Committee regular monthly meeting 3 p.m. February 2, 1989 DPW Building Conference Room Present : Charles Buckingham, David Terry, Ernest Virgilio and Joseph F . Murphy Jr. Also attending were Michael Hanlon and Michael Scipione of the firm of Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc . 1 . Chairman Buckingham opened the meeting at 3 p . m . 2 . Mr . Murphy moved and Mr. Virgilio seconded acceptance of the minutes of the Committee ' s meeting of January 12, 1989 . It was voted unanimously. 3 . A project construction schedule prepared by Wes Construction Co . dated December 27, 1988 was reviewed . 4 . Following reviewing of Payment Estimate No . 1 in the amount of $120, 942 . 60 to Wes Construction Co. , Mr. Murphy moved, and Mr. Virgilio seconded, approval of the payment estimate . It was so voted unanimously and Chairman Buckingham executed the approval in behalf of the Committee . 5 . The Committee reviewed the bids received by the Town for a front end loader to be used at the transfer station. Mr. Virgilio reported that he had reviewed the bids with Mr. Hanlon and Mr. Scipione and found that the apparent low bidder was CW Equipment Co . which submitted a bid for a Fiatallis Model FR--15B loader. The bid price, with the so-called belly guard, was $87, 105 . He reported two exceptions to the specifications, neither of which were significant : three reverse gears rather than four and a lack of oil and temperature guages, which he felt could be added by the Town at considerable savings . The next apparent low bidder was Casey & Dupuis Equipment Corp. with a Trojan model 2000Z, with a belly guard at a price of $88, 155 . On a motion by Mr. Murphy, seconded by Mr . Terry, the Committee voted unanimously to recommend the Board of Selectmen accept the bid of CW Equipment Co. providing that Mr . Virgilio and the consultants determine the company has the capacity to provide service and parts for the machine . If they determine the firm is unable to satisfy the service and parts needed, a special meeting of the Committee would be held to reconsider the decision. 6 . Mr . Hanlon then presented a progress report on the project . He related that there is a considerable problem of refuse being excavated in areas where the Board of Health had .,;w, indicated no refuse had been buried . He noted that it appeared that the two soil tests taken where the station