09-13-1976 Council Meeting Minutes

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s Oi�ONO COUNCIL 1!ZEETIIVG HELD SEPTERIBER 13, 1976 Page 21 August 30, 1976 memo to Dick Benson, City Adminis- 1976 SEAL COATING PROGRAM trator, from John Gerh�rdson, Public t�orks Super- (Continued) � visor, statess As you are aware., we have been having problems ` with the street sealing program fUr the City of Orono, There seems to be one stumbling block after anothere [�e have had several meetings �aith the engineer, communications with the contractor S and subcontractor, and discussions with the aggregate supplier. Tc•aice we have had to reject � the aggregate because of not meeting specifications. At this late date, it seems �uite evident to me that the specifications cannot be met. t^�ith only two �aorking days left before the completion date, I cannot see how this project can be completed. I �oould recommend cancelling the project for this year and trying to save the � monies allotted for this year and add them to the 1977 sealcoating projecta � Letter from �:ick Sathre, City Engineer, to Dick Benson, City Administrator dated Septeml�er 2, 19760 � Tlie purpose of this letter is to recommend to the ` City of Orono a course of action to be taken to terminate the Contract between the City of Orono ana Skeets Held, Inc, ; said contract agreement covering the proposed seal coatinq and bituminous street overlay for the City of Orono. Under the provisions of the contract documents, namely, Section 2-35 of the Specifications entitled "Right of the Owner to serve written notice upon the Contractor and his Surety of the Owners intention � to terminate the contracte This right of termination � may be exercised if the Engineer certi�ies, in ��ritinc�, to the Owner that performance of the work ` under the contract is unnecessarily delayed. � In addition, it may be terminated if the terms of the contract are not being met or the worl: is � not substantially completed within the time 6 narned for its completion. Under the provisions of the contract specifications, c��e hereby certify to the City of Orono that the contractor has been unable to meet the provisions of the specifications in regard to materials to be supplied for use as sealcoat aggregate. The completion date established for the contract was August 31, 1976 and no sealcoating has been ��erformedo Continued ( )