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04-08-1968 HUCM1 1 �I 156. Regular Meeting. April 8, 1968. The President, H. P. Quade, called the meeting to order, and the Secretary, R. E. Young, stated that all members, namely, Clinton Tracy and H. W. Filk, were present and participating in the meeting and in addition, Mr. Orville Kuiken, Manager of the Gas Division, was present, and also W. E. Reyerson, Attorney for the Commission. At the hour of 5, P. M. President Quade stated that the time set forth in the notice for opening; bids on the gas utilities' building as called for by the plans and specifications prepared by Associated Consultants , Minneapolis, Minnesota., had arrived ived and that the sealed bids had been placed in the hands of the Secretary of the Commission. The President instructed the Secretary of the Commission, R. E. Young, and Carl Wardlow of Associated Consultants to open the bids. The following; bids Caere received and opened: (1) Kratochvill Construction Company, Inc. New Prague, Minnesota Bid Item No. 1 - $56,900.00 (2) Ben Neitge Construction Company, Inc. Mankato, Minnesota Bid Item No. 1 - $65,'00.00 (3) Raske Building Systems, Inc. Cosmos, Minnesota Bid Item No. 1 - $61,299.00 (4) Mattson- Omtvedt Steel Buildings, Inc. Redwood Falls, Minnesota Bid Item No. 1 - $48,675.00 (5) Dahlen Company, Inc.. Minnetonka, Minnesota Bid Item No. 1 - $61,R65.00 The foregoing five bids are the only bids received pursuant to the published notice for bids and were the only bids considered by the Commission. After considering the bids, the President advised the various bidders that they could be excused while the Commission gave consideration to the matter and after discussion was had the Commission requested that the representative of Mattson - Omtvedt Steel Buildings, Inc. be called back to the meeting. Mr. Paul F. Bleckley was the representative of said company and appeared on behalf of the company and in response to questioning stated that the bid was to include electrical work by Klabunde Electric, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, and mechanical and heating by Hutchinson 157. Sheet Metal Works (Don Krasen), Hutchinson, Minnesota. Mr. Bleckley was questioned regarding the bid and the materials to be furnished all as set forth in his proposal and after due consider- ation Member Clinton Tracy moved that the Commission accept the bid for bid item No. 1 made by Mattson - Omtvedt Steel Buildings, Inc. in the amount of $48,,675-00. Member H. W. Filk seconded the motion and upon said motion being put by the Chairman, all members voted in favor of said motion and there was no vote in opposition thereto and said motion was unanimously carried. After considerable discussion with Mr. Bleckley, he stated that Mr. Don Birnbarm, who was present at the meeting, was the construction foreman for the Mattson - Omtvedt Steel Buildings, Inc. and would be in charge for this cons ruction. The Commission then excused the representatives of Mattson - Omtvedt Steel Buildings, Inc., inasmuch as that matter had been completed. /'The Secretary stated that it appeared to be for the best interests of the Commission that an Assistant Secretary be appointed, to be available to carry out the duties of Secretary in the absence of the Secretary; upon motion duly made by H. W. Filk and seconded by Clinton Tracy, it was unanimously voted ' to elect Ruth Hakel, Assistant Secretary of Hutchinson Utilities Commission and granting to her all the rights and powers and duties of the Secretary in the absence of the Secretary. Member H. W. Filk moved that the regular meeting of the Commission be postponed from the second Monday in May, 1968, to May 15, 1968 at 3 P. M. This motion was seconded by Member Clinton Tracy, and upon vote being taken all voted in favor thereof and the motion was declared unanimously carried. Motion was made by Member Tracy and seconded by Member Filk to authorize the Superintendent and one other emi)loyee to attend a Bell Prover School in Osage, Iowa on April 25, 1968. Motion was uananimously carried. Motion was made by Member Filk and seconded by Member Tracy to invest any surplus funds. Motion was unanimously carried. The following bills were allowed: Wigen Chevrolet Company 392 1,688.76 Municipal Electric Plant 136 903 61.18 Municipal Electric Plant 245 902 903 500.27 Natural Gas Division 245.1 880 121.78 Rolfe I s Service 859.1 2.8 901 158 Farm & Home Dist. Co. 880 8.17 First National Bank 921 81.95 Standard Printing Company 903 96.65 Machine Specialties Company 880 17.38 Hutchinson Telephone Company 921 50.25 Orville Kuiken 920.1 15.24 Hutchinson Leader 930 27.00 Lester Nash 235 4.79 Cory Service Plan 926 25.80 American Meter Company 893 154.1 103.42 Northern States Supply 874 97.60 Natural Gas Division 920.1 98.72 Sid Harvey's 489 931 52.99 American Meter Company 154.1 569.00 City of Hutchinson 375 45.50 American Meter Company 154.1 165.00 Natural Gas Divisio Petty Cash 63.20 Trere being no further business, Member Filk made a motion to adjourn, seconded by member Tracy. Motion was unanimously carried. ATTFST• H. . ,wade, Presiden7 . .o, Sec ary.