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Int.ero+fice Memo <br />Date: November 8, 198Y <br />To: Mark Dernhard--n, City Administrator" <br />From: Mel k.i 1 bo, Chief of Police <br />Re: Bid Process - Weather 5i.ren <br />COUNCIL MEETING <br />NOV 13 1989 <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />On October 1989 at loam, a bid for weather siren <br />was opened. <br />The City received only one bid from Ridgedale Flectric. <br />524 Brimhall, Long Lake, MN 553.56, for a weather siren +or <br />$18,6V0. <br />I received a call at 2pm on 10/30/89 from another <br />potential bidder, Electric Service Incorporated. Mr-. Jim <br />Peterson, who stated his company just had found their bid on <br />his desk. He e>,pressed interest in bidding on the siren <br />project. <br />My budgeted amount for a weather siren was 41-2.5(it.). <br />which isbelow the bid price given by Pidgedale <br />Electric. <br />1 there+ore ask the Council to reject the bid received <br />an basis of only one bid received, also that amount budgeted <br />in 19BH and 1989 is not adequate to cover the cost o+ the <br />siren. <br />I intend to rebid in first part of 199t► as I have <br />additional funds budgeted in 1994) to cover cost. of sirens. <br />Informal quotes received in June, 1989, rev -led a cobL of <br />$16,825 for the same installation. Additionally. Electric <br />Service Incorp. indicated they, if given the chance to bid <br />aqain, would be able to lower their bid. <br />ro: Mayor and City Council <br />. •.uPi: Mart: Bernhardson, City Administrate' <br />Forwarded. recommending approval. <br />PROPOSED MO(IUN - Moved by --_, seconded by___, that <br />the Orono Council re iect all bids for the installation Of <br />the Emergency Preparedness Siren. Ayes____. Nays____. <br />